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doorknobbing

doorknobbing is the present participle and gerund of doorknob.

Meaning of doorknob

Verb

doorknob (third-person singular simple present doorknobs, present participle doorknobbing, simple past and past participle doorknobbed)

  1. (intransitive) (especially psychiatry) To suddenly bring up a time-consuming topic when very little time remains to discuss it, often as a tactic to avoid conversation.

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Questions about doorknobbing

What is doorknobbing the present participle and gerund of?
Doorknobbing is the present participle and gerund of doorknob.

Words near doorknobbing in the dictionary

  1. doorknob question
  2. doorknob questions
  3. doorknob statement
  4. doorknob statements
  5. doorknobbed
  6. doorknobbing
  7. doorknobby
  8. doorknoblike
  9. doorknobs
  10. doorknock
  11. doorknocked

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