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foxholing

foxholing is the present participle and gerund of foxhole.

Meaning of foxhole

Verb

foxhole (third-person singular simple present foxholes, present participle foxholing, simple past and past participle foxholed)

  1. (transitive) To dig a military foxhole into, or convert into a foxhole by digging.
    • Trogh and Charlie have started foxholing one corner of our tent, and I helped them a little.1985, Luther H. Wolff, Forward surgeon: the diary of Luther H. Wolff, M.D., page 70
  2. (transitive) To drive into a military foxhole.
    • […] the vet recalled with terrible anguish a scene where he and his friend had been foxholed several dozen yards apart, with a small group of enemy soldiers (Viet Cong) coming toward them over the crest of a hill.2015, Teri Quatman, Essential Psychodynamic Psychotherapy: An Acquired Art

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Questions about foxholing

What is foxholing the present participle and gerund of?
Foxholing is the present participle and gerund of foxhole.

Words near foxholing in the dictionary

  1. Foxhole Circuit
  2. foxhole radio
  3. foxhole radios
  4. foxholed
  5. foxholes
  6. foxholing
  7. foxhood
  8. foxhound
  9. foxhounds
  10. Foxhoven
  11. Foxhow

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