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dolting

dolting is the present participle and gerund of dolt.

Meaning of dolt

Verb

dolt (third-person singular simple present dolts, present participle dolting, simple past and past participle dolted)

  1. (obsolete) To behave foolishly.
  2. To fool; to trick
    • Some by frequent Practice will never be dolted1674, Charles Cotton, The Compleat Gamester

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Questions about dolting

What is dolting the present participle and gerund of?
Dolting is the present participle and gerund of dolt.

Words near dolting in the dictionary

  1. dolted
  2. doltery
  3. dolthead
  4. doltheads
  5. dolthood
  6. dolting
  7. doltish
  8. doltishly
  9. doltishness
  10. Dolton
  11. dolts

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