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finking

finking is the present participle and gerund of fink.

Meaning of fink

Verb

fink (third-person singular simple present finks, present participle finking, simple past and past participle finked)

  1. (US, slang) To betray a trust; to inform on.
    • “I move that we determine through a thorough investigation whether the new worker is a fink or no; and if he is a fink, let us discover who heʼs finking for!”1952, Ralph Ellison, Invisible Man, Penguin Books (2014), page 222
    Synonyms:
    inform, grass up, snitch

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Phrases with finking

Questions about finking

What is finking the present participle and gerund of?
Finking is the present participle and gerund of fink.

Words near finking in the dictionary

  1. Finkels
  2. Finkelstein
  3. Finkelstein reaction
  4. Finkelsteins
  5. Finkes
  6. finking
  7. finking out
  8. Finkle
  9. Finklea
  10. Finkleas
  11. Finkler

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