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gillying

gillying is the present participle and gerund of gillie.

Meaning of gillie

Verb

gillie (third-person singular simple present gillies, present participle gillying, simple past and past participle gillied)

  1. (intransitive) To be a gillie, a fishing or hunting guide, for (someone).
    • I had taken bigger fish on the Alta, while fishing as Tony Pulitzer's guest on the Jöraholmen farm, but never under circumstances as bizarre as the day I found myself being ghillied by a girl.1994, Jeremy Paxman, Fish, Fishing and the Meaning of Life, London: Michael Joseph, →ISBN

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Questions about gillying

What is gillying the present participle and gerund of?
Gillying is the present participle and gerund of gillie.

Words near gillying in the dictionary

  1. Gillyards
  2. gillyflower
  3. gillyflowers
  4. gillygaloo
  5. gillygaloos
  6. gillying
  7. Gillys
  8. Gilman
  9. Gilman reagent
  10. Gilmandyke
  11. Gilmanian

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