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flogging the log

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

Meaning of flog the log

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, slang, vulgar) To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.
    • He was a normal horny boy who flogged the log with the best of them.1991, James Whitehead, Joiner, →ISBN, page 64
    Synonyms:
    masturbate

Questions about flogging the log

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

Words near flogging the log in the dictionary

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

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