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lirking

lirking is the present participle and gerund of lirk.

Meaning of lirk

Verb

lirk (third-person singular simple present lirks, present participle lirking, simple past and past participle lirked)

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To jerk.
  2. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To crease; rumple; cause to hang in loose folds.
  3. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive) To become creased or wrinkled.

See all 5 meanings of lirk

Questions about lirking

What is lirking the present participle and gerund of?
Lirking is the present participle and gerund of lirk.

Words near lirking in the dictionary

  1. liripipium
  2. liripoop
  3. liripoops
  4. lirk
  5. lirked
  6. lirking
  7. lirks
  8. lirnyk
  9. lirnyks
  10. lirnyky
  11. liroceratid

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