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dooting

dooting is the present participle and gerund of doot.

Meaning of doot

Verb (1)

doot

  1. (Scotland) Doubt.
    • "Mair'd be a bother; an' I doot not ye'll mak' it all richt, lad."1902, Jack London, A Daughter of the Snows
  2. (Scotland) Think.
    • Andrew knew that Geordie would not have had a smoke for a long time, and this was his way of leaving him with a pipeful of tobacco.
      "I think my pipe's on the mantelshelf," returned Geordie, "but I doot it's empty."
      Andrew took down the pipe, filled it generously […]1920, James C. Welsh, The Underworld

Verb (2)

doot (third-person singular simple present doots, present participle dooting, simple past and past participle dooted)

  1. (Hong-Kong) To tap (a smart card etc.).
    • Macau and Shenzhen will soon accept Octopus cards ...it'll be convenient at Lowu, but it won't quite be the same to 'doot' your card at the Lisboa's craps table.2006 July 6, Andrew Sun, “Thursday Think Tank”, in South China Morning Post
  2. (Hong-Kong) To scan.
    • I'd like to work as a cashier in a supermarket. It has been my dream since childhood to "doot" things.2015 May 22, “What is your ideal summer job?”, in SCMP Young Post

Verb (3)

doot (third-person singular simple present doots, present participle dooting, simple past and past participle dooted)

  1. (Internet, humorous) To vote.

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Questions about dooting

What is dooting the present participle and gerund of?
Dooting is the present participle and gerund of doot.

Words near dooting in the dictionary

  1. doosras
  2. doot
  3. dooted
  4. dooth
  5. dooties
  6. dooting
  7. dootless
  8. doots
  9. dootsie
  10. Dootson
  11. dooty

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