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Murphying

Murphying is the present participle and gerund of Murphy.

Meaning of Murphy

Verb

Murphy (third-person singular simple present Murphies, present participle Murphying, simple past and past participle Murphied)

  1. (slang, transitive) To swindle by means of the Murphy game confidence trick.

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Questions about Murphying

What is Murphying the present participle and gerund of?
Murphying is the present participle and gerund of Murphy.

Words near Murphying in the dictionary

  1. Murphy's punch
  2. Murphy's sign
  3. Murphy's test
  4. Murphy's triad
  5. Murphy-Lane bone skid
  6. Murphying
  7. Murphys
  8. Murphys Creek
  9. Murphysboro
  10. murr
  11. murra

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