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flusking

flusking is the present participle of flusk.

Meaning of flusk

Verb

flusk (third-person singular simple present flusks, present participle flusking, simple past and past participle flusked)

  1. (Northern England, intransitive) To make a whirring or fluttering sound.
  2. (Northern England, intransitive) To fly at; ruffle up the feathers.
  3. (Northern England, intransitive) To quarrel.
  4. (Northern England, transitive) To startle or confuse.

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Questions about flusking

What is flusking the present participle of?
Flusking is the present participle of flusk.

Words near flusking in the dictionary

  1. flusked
  2. flusker
  3. fluskered
  4. fluskering
  5. fluskers
  6. flusking
  7. flusks
  8. flusoxolol
  9. fluspiperone
  10. fluspirilene
  11. fluster

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