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dog shotting

dog shotting is the present participle and gerund of dog shot.

Meaning of dog shot

Verb

dog shot (third-person singular simple present dog shots, present participle dog shotting, simple past and past participle dog shotted or dog shot)

  1. (Australia, New Zealand, ambitransitive, slang) To deliver a dog shot to (someone); to hit (someone) suddenly and without warning; to king hit.
    • "There were four separate spot-fights going on, [another staff member] got dog-shotted and then another security guard from the Criterion came over to help us too."2016 November 6, Eliza Wheeler, “NIGHTCLUB BRAWL: Staff say drugs were to blame”, in Fraser Coast Chronicle

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Questions about dog shotting

What is dog shotting the present participle and gerund of?
Dog shotting is the present participle and gerund of dog shot.

Words near dog shotting in the dictionary

  1. dog scooters
  2. dog shit
  3. dog shot
  4. dog shots
  5. dog shotted
  6. dog shotting
  7. dog show
  8. dog shows
  9. dog sit
  10. dog sits
  11. dog sitting

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