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la-la-ing

la-la-ing is the present participle and gerund of la-la.

Meaning of la-la

Verb

la-la (third-person singular simple present la-la-s, present participle la-la-ing, simple past and past participle la-la-ed)

  1. (intransitive) To sing or recite the syllable la repeatedly.
    • "When the Saints Go Marchin' In," and "Jesus Loves Me," Arly in Spanish, me in English, as, in her orange robe in the wheelchair, her paralyzed arm belted with white Velcro into its fiberglass brace, Mom "la-la-ed" along.1999, Samuel R. Delany, Times Square Red, Times Square Blue, New York: New York University Press, →ISBN, page 54
  2. (transitive) To sing (a song) with la replacing the song lyrics.
    • PETER immediately begins ‘La, la-ing’ ‘The Merry Widow’, pulls JOSEPHINE up into a dancing position and begins to waltz her clear of the screen then towards the french window1969, Philip King, I'll Get my Man: A Farce, New York: French, →OCLC, page 64

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Questions about la-la-ing

What is la-la-ing the present participle and gerund of?
La-la-ing is the present participle and gerund of la-la.

Words near la-la-ing in the dictionary

  1. la-de-da
  2. la-di-da
  3. la-la
  4. la-la land
  5. la-la-ed
  6. la-la-ing
  7. la-la-land
  8. la-la-s
  9. la-las
  10. La-sa
  11. la.

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