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hurkle-durkling

hurkle-durkling is the present participle and gerund of hurkle-durkle.

Meaning of hurkle-durkle

Verb

hurkle-durkle (third-person singular simple present hurkle-durkles, present participle hurkle-durkling, simple past and past participle hurkle-durkled)

  1. (Internet, intransitive) To lounge in bed for an excessive period of time; to bed rot.
    • She [Devrie Brynn] went on to note that she isn't being "lazy" or "wasting her day" when she hurkle-durkles. Instead, she sees it as practicing an "ancestral rite of passage" while "connecting with her culture and heritage." And honestly, her speech is inspiring.2024 January 31, Carolyn Steber, “On TikTok, Bed Rotting Is Out & Hurkle-Durkling Is In”, in Bustle, archived from the original on 05 Feb 2024

Questions about hurkle-durkling

What is hurkle-durkling the present participle and gerund of?
Hurkle-durkling is the present participle and gerund of hurkle-durkle.

Words near hurkle-durkling in the dictionary

  1. hurkarus
  2. hurkle
  3. hurkle-durkle
  4. hurkle-durkled
  5. hurkle-durkles
  6. hurkle-durkling
  7. hurkled
  8. hurkles
  9. hurkling
  10. hurkura
  11. hurkurah

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