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lekking

lekking is the present participle and gerund of lek.

Meaning of lek

Verb

lek (third-person singular simple present leks, present participle lekking, simple past and past participle lekked)

  1. (intransitive) To take part in the courtship and display behaviour of a lek.
    • Males in many lekking species have conspicuous morphological ornaments that may be targets of female choice, but male contest competition may also be involved.1994, M. B. Andersson, Sexual Selection, page 164
  2. (UK, Yorkshire, colloquial, dialectal) To play.
    • T’lads is lekkin i t’park.

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Questions about lekking

What is lekking the present participle and gerund of?
Lekking is the present participle and gerund of lek.

Words near lekking in the dictionary

  1. Lekke
  2. lekked
  3. lekker
  4. lekkerbreek
  5. lekkerbreeks
  6. lekking
  7. lekku
  8. lekkus
  9. lekky
  10. leks
  11. leku

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