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manarvelling

manarvelling is the present participle and gerund of manarvel.

manarvelling is the simple past and past participle of manarvel.

Meaning of manarvel

Verb

manarvel (third-person singular simple present manarvels, present participle (US) manarveling or (UK) manarvelling, simple past and past participle (US) manarveled or (UK) manarvelled)

  1. (obsolete, slang) To steal food or supplies from a ship's store.
    • The other three quarters didn't have the guts to manarvel the cargo. They were like jackals that are too cowardly to make their own kill, but must follow the trail of carcasses left by the lions and tigers.1967, Hal Travers, Voyage Sixty-nine, page 458

Questions about manarvelling

What is manarvelling the present participle and gerund of?
Manarvelling is the present participle and gerund of manarvel.

Words near manarvelling in the dictionary

  1. Manarola
  2. manarvel
  3. manarveled
  4. manarveling
  5. manarvelled
  6. manarvelling
  7. manarvels
  8. manas
  9. Manas Vihar
  10. Manasa
  11. Manasaputra

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