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flogging the dolphin

flogging the dolphin is the present participle and gerund of flog the dolphin.

Meaning of flog the dolphin

Verb

flog the dolphin (third-person singular simple present flogs the dolphin, present participle flogging the dolphin, simple past and past participle flogged the dolphin)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.

Questions about flogging the dolphin

What is flogging the dolphin the present participle and gerund of?
Flogging the dolphin is the present participle and gerund of flog the dolphin.

Words near flogging the dolphin in the dictionary

  1. flogging a dead horse
  2. flogging a dead pony
  3. flogging someone round the fleet
  4. flogging the bishop
  5. flogging the clock
  6. flogging the dolphin
  7. flogging the log
  8. floggings
  9. floghera
  10. flogheras
  11. floging

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