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gimmicking

gimmicking is the present participle and gerund of gimmick.

Meaning of gimmick

Verb

gimmick (third-person singular simple present gimmicks, present participle gimmicking, simple past and past participle gimmicked)

  1. (transitive) To rig or set up with a trick or device.
    • The magician's box was gimmicked with a wire that made it appear to open on its own.

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Questions about gimmicking

What is gimmicking the present participle and gerund of?
Gimmicking is the present participle and gerund of gimmick.

Words near gimmicking in the dictionary

  1. gimmickery
  2. gimmickier
  3. gimmickiest
  4. gimmickily
  5. gimmickiness
  6. gimmicking
  7. gimmickless
  8. gimmickries
  9. gimmickry
  10. gimmicks
  11. gimmicky

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