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minnowing

minnowing is the present participle and gerund of minnow.

Meaning of minnow

Verb

minnow (third-person singular simple present minnows, present participle minnowing, simple past and past participle minnowed)

  1. (intransitive) To fish for minnows (noun sense 1 and subsenses).
  2. (intransitive) To fish, especially for trout, using minnows as bait.

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Questions about minnowing

What is minnowing the present participle and gerund of?
Minnowing is the present participle and gerund of minnow.

Words near minnowing in the dictionary

  1. minnocks
  2. minnow
  3. minnowed
  4. minnower
  5. minnowers
  6. minnowing
  7. minnowlike
  8. minnows
  9. Minns
  10. minny
  11. mino

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