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hangdogging

hangdogging is the present participle and gerund of hangdog.

Meaning of hangdog

Verb

hangdog (third-person singular simple present hangdogs, present participle hangdogging, simple past and past participle hangdogged)

  1. To move or loiter in a sneaking or ashamed manner.
    • With a twenty-one to three victory, Pinewood high-stepped it off the field while our Falcons hangdogged their way to the locker room.2012, Wendy Delsol, Flock, page 230

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Questions about hangdogging

What is hangdogging the present participle and gerund of?
Hangdogging is the present participle and gerund of hangdog.

Words near hangdogging in the dictionary

  1. hangboards
  2. Hangchou
  3. Hangchow
  4. hangdog
  5. hangdogged
  6. hangdogging
  7. hangdoggish
  8. hangdoggy
  9. hangdogs
  10. hange
  11. hanged

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