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kerfuffling

kerfuffling is the present participle and gerund of kerfuffle.

Meaning of kerfuffle

Verb

kerfuffle (third-person singular simple present kerfuffles, present participle kerfuffling, simple past and past participle kerfuffled)

  1. (Commonwealth, Ireland, UK, informal, transitive) To make a disorderly outburst or commotion.

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Questions about kerfuffling

What is kerfuffling the present participle and gerund of?
Kerfuffling is the present participle and gerund of kerfuffle.

Words near kerfuffling in the dictionary

  1. Kerfourn
  2. kerfs
  3. kerfuffle
  4. kerfuffled
  5. kerfuffles
  6. kerfuffling
  7. kerfuffly
  8. Kergloff
  9. Kerguelen
  10. Kerguelen cabbage
  11. Kerguelen cabbages

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