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mau-maus

mau-maus is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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-maus

What is mau-maus the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Mau-maus is the third-person singular simple present indicative of mau-mau.

Words near mau-maus in the dictionary

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

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