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hoboing

hoboing is the present participle and gerund of hobo.

Meaning of hobo

Verb

hobo (third-person singular simple present hobos, present participle hoboing, simple past and past participle hoboed)

  1. (intransitive, perhaps pejorative) To be a hobo, tramp, bum etc.
    • Joe idly hoboed through half the country till he realized hoboing never gets you anywhere in life.

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Questions about hoboing

What is hoboing the present participle and gerund of?
Hoboing is the present participle and gerund of hobo.

Words near hoboing in the dictionary

  1. hoboglyphs
  2. hobohemia
  3. hobohemian
  4. hobohemians
  5. hobohemias
  6. hoboing
  7. hoboish
  8. hoboism
  9. Hoboken
  10. Hobokenite
  11. hobolike

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