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hooliganing

hooliganing is the present participle and gerund of hooligan.

Meaning of hooligan

Verb

hooligan (third-person singular simple present hooligans, present participle hooliganing, simple past and past participle hooliganed)

  1. (intransitive) To act as a hooligan (etymology 1, noun sense 1).
  2. (broadly, transitive) To treat (a person) roughly.

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Questions about hooliganing

What is hooliganing the present participle and gerund of?
Hooliganing is the present participle and gerund of hooligan.

Words near hooliganing in the dictionary

  1. hoolies
  2. hooligan
  3. hooligan firm
  4. hooligan firms
  5. hooligan tool
  6. hooliganing
  7. hooliganish
  8. hooliganism
  9. hooliganisms
  10. hooliganistic
  11. hooliganistically

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