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dewlapping

dewlapping noun: the extension and contraction of the throat in certain animals.

Noun

dewlapping (uncountable)

  1. The extension and contraction of the throat in certain animals.

Origin of dewlapping

From dewlap + -ing.

Questions about dewlapping

What does dewlapping mean?
Dewlapping means the extension and contraction of the throat in certain animals.
What part of speech is dewlapping?
Dewlapping is a noun.

Words near dewlapping in the dictionary

  1. Dewitted
  2. Dewitting
  3. Dewitts
  4. dewlap
  5. dewlapped
  6. dewlapping
  7. dewlaps
  8. dewlapt
  9. dewless
  10. dewlessness
  11. dewlike

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