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meekering

meekering is the present participle and gerund of meeker.

Meaning of meeker

Verb

meeker (third-person singular simple present meekers, present participle meekering, simple past and past participle meekered)

  1. To break up and smooth soil with a harrow.
    • After the field has been meekered it looks like it had been gone over with a garden rake, all clods having been cut or crushed and as level as a floor.1918, Report of the Iowa State Horticultural Society, page 333

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Questions about meekering

What is meekering the present participle and gerund of?
Meekering is the present participle and gerund of meeker.

Words near meekering in the dictionary

  1. meekening
  2. meekens
  3. meeker
  4. Meeker County
  5. meekered
  6. meekering
  7. meekers
  8. meekest
  9. meekful
  10. meekhead
  11. meeking

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