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flapdoodling

flapdoodling is the present participle and gerund of flapdoodle.

Meaning of flapdoodle

Verb

flapdoodle (third-person singular simple present flapdoodles, present participle flapdoodling, simple past and past participle flapdoodled)

  1. To con; to deceive with nonsense.
    • Now, however the innocents may be flapdoodled by such jugglery the guilties remain undeceived.1911, The Conservator - Volumes 22-24, page 28

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Questions about flapdoodling

What is flapdoodling the present participle and gerund of?
Flapdoodling is the present participle and gerund of flapdoodle.

Words near flapdoodling in the dictionary

  1. flapdoodleism
  2. flapdoodler
  3. flapdoodlers
  4. flapdoodlery
  5. flapdoodles
  6. flapdoodling
  7. flapdragon
  8. flapdragons
  9. flaperon
  10. flaperons
  11. flapgate

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