dummying
dummying is the present participle and gerund of dummy.
Meaning of dummy
Verb
dummy (third-person singular simple present dummies, present participle dummying, simple past and past participle dummied)
- To make a mock-up or prototype version of something, without all of the intended functionality.
- The carpenters dummied some props for the rehearsals.
- To feint.
- The more glamorous qualities usually associated with him are skill and pace and he used those to race on to a ball across him and dummy a defender before having a right-foot shot saved.2011 February 1, Mandeep Sanghera, “Man Utd 3 - 1 Aston Villa”, in BBC
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Questions about dummying
- What is dummying the present participle and gerund of?
- Dummying is the present participle and gerund of dummy.
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