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murgeon

UK/ˈmɜː.d͡ʒən/US/ˈmɝ.d͡ʒən/

murgeon verb: to grimace at, make faces at (a person).

Verb

murgeon (third-person singular simple present murgeons, present participle murgeoning, simple past and past participle murgeoned)

  1. (Scotland, transitive) To grimace at, make faces at (a person).

Noun

murgeon (plural murgeons)

  1. (Scotland) A grimace; a wry face.

Forms of murgeon

Verb
third-person singular presentmurgeons
present participlemurgeoning
past participlemurgeoned
pastmurgeoned
Noun
pluralmurgeons

Questions about murgeon

What does murgeon mean?
Murgeon means to grimace at, make faces at (a person).
What part of speech is murgeon?
Murgeon can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce murgeon?
Murgeon is pronounced /ˈmɜː.d͡ʒən/ (UK).
What is the past tense of murgeon?
The past tense of murgeon is murgeoned.

Words near murgeon in the dictionary

  1. murga
  2. Murgas
  3. Murgatroyd
  4. Murgași
  5. Murgeni
  6. murgeon
  7. murgeoned
  8. murgeoning
  9. murgeons
  10. murgh
  11. murgha

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