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mau-mauing

mau-mauing is the present participle and gerund of mau-mau.

Meaning of mau-mau

Verb

mau-mau (third-person singular simple present mau-maus, present participle mau-mauing, simple past and past participle mau-maued)

  1. (transitive) To menace through intimidating tactics; to intimidate, harass; to terrorize.
    • It was my first experience with the phenomenon that would later be called "mau-mauing the flack catcher."2005, Béla Szabados, Once Upon a Time in the West

Questions about mau-mauing

What is mau-mauing the present participle and gerund of?
Mau-mauing is the present participle and gerund of mau-mau.

Words near mau-mauing in the dictionary

  1. Mau Mau
  2. mau-mau
  3. mau-maued
  4. mau-mauer
  5. mau-mauers
  6. mau-mauing
  7. mau-maus
  8. Mauan
  9. Mauban
  10. Maubec
  11. Maubeuge

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