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kohling

kohling is the present participle and gerund of kohl.

Meaning of kohl

Verb

kohl (third-person singular simple present kohls, present participle kohling, simple past and past participle kohled)

  1. (transitive) To decorate one's eyes with kohl.
    • A plain, big woman with heavily kohled eyes and pudgy arms.2002, Zadie Smith, The Autograph Man, Penguin Books (2003), page 241

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Questions about kohling

What is kohling the present participle and gerund of?
Kohling is the present participle and gerund of kohl.

Words near kohling in the dictionary

  1. Kohlbergs
  2. kohled
  3. Kohler
  4. Kohlers
  5. Kohli
  6. kohling
  7. Kohlis
  8. Kohlman
  9. Kohlmann
  10. Kohlmanns
  11. Kohlmans

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