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gecking

gecking is the present participle and gerund of geck.

Meaning of geck

Verb

geck (third-person singular simple present gecks, present participle gecking, simple past and past participle gecked)

  1. (Northern England, Scotland, ambitransitive) To jeer or mock; to show contempt for.
    • To say that ye was geck'd ye'se hae nae need.1812 [1768?], Ross Alexander, Helenore : or the fortunate shepherdess, a pastoral tale, page 92
  2. To toss (one's head) scornfully; to look (at) derisively or disdainfully.
    • ... The like o ' me they'll har'ly own , But geck their head , an ' gester on , An ' fou'd they speak , Set up their beek . They wi ' a jeer , or crabit frown , But yet the day or lang may light , Whan matters will be judged right ; We've[…]1793, Thomas Scott (of Paisley.), Poems, with Edwin and Catherine, or The distressed lovers, a tragedy, page 339

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Questions about gecking

What is gecking the present participle and gerund of?
Gecking is the present participle and gerund of geck.

Words near gecking in the dictionary

  1. gecked
  2. gecker
  3. geckered
  4. geckering
  5. geckers
  6. gecking
  7. gecko
  8. geckoed
  9. geckoes
  10. geckoing
  11. geckolet

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