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hongiing

hongiing is the present participle and gerund of hongi.

Meaning of hongi

Verb

hongi (third-person singular simple present hongis, present participle hongiing, simple past and past participle hongied)

  1. (New Zealand) To perform the Maori greeting of touching noses.
    • [I]f I knew you better , or I was a warmer person, I would hongi, but…1983, Keri Hulme, The Bone People, Penguin, published 1986, page 88

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Questions about hongiing

What is hongiing the present participle and gerund of?
Hongiing is the present participle and gerund of hongi.

Words near hongiing in the dictionary

  1. Honghu
  2. Honghuayuanian
  3. Honghuzi
  4. hongi
  5. hongied
  6. hongiing
  7. hongis
  8. hongkelin
  9. Hongkew
  10. Hongkie
  11. Hongkies

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