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fleaing

fleaing is the present participle and gerund of flea.

Meaning of flea

Verb

flea (third-person singular simple present fleas, present participle fleaing, simple past and past participle fleaed or flead)

  1. (transitive) To remove fleas from (an animal).
    • I have seen a Lubra, or native woman, suckling two puppies; and, like monkeys, these ladies have a particular fancy for fleaing their dogs.1861, Horace William Wheelwright, Bush Wanderings of a Naturalist, page 192
    Synonyms:
    deflea

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Questions about fleaing

What is fleaing the present participle and gerund of?
Fleaing is the present participle and gerund of flea.

Words near fleaing in the dictionary

  1. fleaed
  2. Fleagle
  3. Fleagles
  4. fleahopper
  5. fleahoppers
  6. fleaing
  7. fleak
  8. fleaked
  9. fleaker
  10. fleakers
  11. fleaking

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