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light-fingering

light-fingering is the present participle and gerund of light-finger.

Meaning of light-finger

Verb

light-finger (third-person singular simple present light-fingers, present participle light-fingering, simple past and past participle light-fingered)

  1. (transitive) To take; to steal; to pilfer.

Questions about light-fingering

What is light-fingering the present participle and gerund of?
Light-fingering is the present participle and gerund of light-finger.

Words near light-fingering in the dictionary

  1. light-emitting diode
  2. light-emitting diodes
  3. light-finger
  4. light-fingered
  5. light-fingeredness
  6. light-fingering
  7. light-fingers
  8. light-foot
  9. light-footed
  10. light-footedly
  11. light-footedness

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