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filching

filching is the present participle and gerund of filch.

Meaning of filch

Verb

filch (third-person singular simple present filches, present participle filching, simple past and past participle filched)

  1. (transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.
    • Hey, someone filched my wallet!

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Noun

filching (countable and uncountable, plural filchings)

  1. The act of one who filches; theft.
    • Truly, the worships of the Mystery wandered as did men, and between filchings and borrowings the gods had as vagabond a time of it as did we.1959, Jack London, The Star Rover

Forms of filching

pluralfilchings

Origin of filching

From filch + -ing.

Questions about filching

What does filching mean?
Filching means the act of one who filches; theft.
What is filching the present participle and gerund of?
Filching is the present participle and gerund of filch.
What part of speech is filching?
Filching is a noun.
What is the plural of filching?
The plural of filching is filchings.

Words near filching in the dictionary

  1. filcher
  2. filchers
  3. filchery
  4. filches
  5. filchi
  6. filching
  7. filchingly
  8. filchings
  9. Filchner
  10. Fildu de Jos
  11. file

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