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gunking

gunking is the present participle and gerund of gunk.

Meaning of gunk

Verb

gunk (third-person singular simple present gunks, present participle gunking, simple past and past participle gunked)

  1. To soil or make dirty.
    Synonyms:
    befoul, muck, slur, assoil, beclart, bedaub, bedirty, imbrue (especially with blood), bedizen, befile

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Phrases with gunking

Questions about gunking

What is gunking the present participle and gerund of?
Gunking is the present participle and gerund of gunk.

Words near gunking in the dictionary

  1. gunkholed
  2. gunkholes
  3. gunkholing
  4. gunkier
  5. gunkiest
  6. gunking
  7. gunking up
  8. gunkless
  9. gunks
  10. gunks up
  11. gunky

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