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loafering

loafering is the present participle and gerund of loafer.

Meaning of loafer

Verb

loafer (third-person singular simple present loafers, present participle loafering, simple past and past participle loafered)

  1. (dialectal, intransitive) To loaf around; to be idle.

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Questions about loafering

What is loafering the present participle and gerund of?
Loafering is the present participle and gerund of loafer.

Words near loafering in the dictionary

  1. loafed about
  2. loafed around
  3. loafer
  4. loaferdom
  5. loafered
  6. loafering
  7. loaferish
  8. loafers
  9. loafin'
  10. loafing
  11. loafing about

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