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lirting

lirting is the present participle and gerund of lirt.

Meaning of lirt

Verb (1)

lirt (third-person singular simple present lirts, present participle lirting, simple past and past participle lirted)

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To deceive; beguile.
  2. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To cheat; befool.

Verb (2)

lirt (third-person singular simple present lirts, present participle lirting, simple past and past participle lirted)

  1. (UK, dialectal, transitive) To toss.
  2. (UK, dialectal, intransitive) To walk or move in a quick, lively, or pert manner.
  3. (UK, dialectal, intransitive) To gambol; frisk.

See all 7 meanings of lirt

Questions about lirting

What is lirting the present participle and gerund of?
Lirting is the present participle and gerund of lirt.

Words near lirting in the dictionary

  1. liroth
  2. LIRR
  3. LIRs
  4. lirt
  5. lirted
  6. lirting
  7. lirts
  8. Liruk
  9. lirula
  10. lirulae
  11. lirulas

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