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frou-frouing

frou-frouing is the present participle and gerund of frou-frou.

Meaning of frou-frou

Verb

frou-frou (third-person singular simple present frou-frous, present participle frou-frouing, simple past and past participle frou-froued)

  1. (intransitive, uncommon) To move with the sound of rustling dresses.
    • “Oh, you funny girl! You look so surprised. Confess, now, there's nothing you can hide from me,” and ruffling my hair as she passed she frou-froued out of the room.1894 October, The Vassar Miscellany, volume 26, page 81

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Questions about frou-frouing

What is frou-frouing the present participle and gerund of?
Frou-frouing is the present participle and gerund of frou-frou.

Words near frou-frouing in the dictionary

  1. frottoirs
  2. frottola
  3. frottole
  4. frou-frou
  5. frou-froued
  6. frou-frouing
  7. frou-frous
  8. Froud
  9. Froude
  10. Froude number
  11. Froude numbers

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