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niggarding

niggarding is the present participle and gerund of niggard.

Meaning of niggard

Verb

niggard (third-person singular simple present niggards, present participle niggarding, simple past and past participle niggarded)

  1. (intransitive) To hoard; to act stingily.
    • Within thine owne bud burieſt thy content, / And tender chorle makſt waſt in niggarding: […]1609, William Shakespeare, “Sonnet 1”, in Shake-speares Sonnets. […], London: By G[eorge] Eld for T[homas] T[horpe] and are to be sold by William Aspley, →OCLC

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Questions about niggarding

What is niggarding the present participle and gerund of?
Niggarding is the present participle and gerund of niggard.

Words near niggarding in the dictionary

  1. niggahita
  2. niggahs
  3. niggahz
  4. niggard
  5. niggarded
  6. niggarding
  7. niggardise
  8. niggardish
  9. niggardliest
  10. niggardlily
  11. niggardliness

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