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gunnysacking

gunnysacking noun: the gradual accumulation of irritations and slights; bottling up.

Noun

gunnysacking (uncountable)

  1. The gradual accumulation of irritations and slights; bottling up.

Origin of gunnysacking

From gunnysack + -ing.

Questions about gunnysacking

What does gunnysacking mean?
Gunnysacking means the gradual accumulation of irritations and slights; bottling up.
What part of speech is gunnysacking?
Gunnysacking is a noun.

Words near gunnysacking in the dictionary

  1. gunny-bag
  2. gunny-bags
  3. gunnybag
  4. gunnybags
  5. gunnysack
  6. gunnysacking
  7. gunnysacks
  8. gunocracy
  9. gunowner
  10. gunowners
  11. gunpad

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