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kiddying

kiddying is the present participle and gerund of kiddy.

Meaning of kiddy

Verb

kiddy (third-person singular simple present kiddies, present participle kiddying, simple past and past participle kiddied)

  1. (archaic) To kid; to hoax or tease.
    • But some of the Swell Mob, on the occasion of this Derby that I refer to, so far kiddied us as to hire a horse and shay; start away from London by Whitechapel, and miles round; come into Epsom from the opposite direction; […]1850 September 14, [Charles Dickens], “Three “Detective” Anecdotes”, in Charles Dickens, editor, Household Words. A Weekly Journal., volume I, number 25, London: Office, […], →OCLC

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Questions about kiddying

What is kiddying the present participle and gerund of?
Kiddying is the present participle and gerund of kiddy.

Words near kiddying in the dictionary

  1. kiddy table
  2. kiddy tables
  3. kiddy widdies
  4. kiddy widdy
  5. kiddygarten
  6. kiddying
  7. kiddyish
  8. kiddywink
  9. kiddywinkies
  10. kiddywinks
  11. kidel

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