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gimletting

gimletting is the present participle and gerund of gimlet.

Meaning of gimlet

Verb

gimlet (third-person singular simple present gimlets, present participle gimleting or gimletting, simple past and past participle gimleted or gimletted)

  1. To pierce or bore holes (as if using a gimlet).
    • Then there was an awful silence. The lady gimleted us again one by one with her blue eyes.1904, E[dith] Nesbit, “(please specify the page)”, in New Treasure Seekers, London: Ernest Benn, →OCLC
  2. (transitive) To turn round (an anchor) as if turning a gimlet.

See all 4 meanings of gimlet

Questions about gimletting

What is gimletting the present participle and gerund of?
Gimletting is the present participle and gerund of gimlet.

Words near gimletting in the dictionary

  1. gimlet-eyed
  2. gimleted
  3. gimleting
  4. gimlets
  5. gimletted
  6. gimletting
  7. gimlety
  8. Gimli
  9. gimmal
  10. gimmals
  11. gimmari

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