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nitting

nitting is the present participle and gerund of nit.

Meaning of nit

Verb

nit (third-person singular simple present nits, present participle nitting, simple past and past participle nitted)

  1. (Multicultural-London-English) To have the modus vivendi of a drug addict, to live the life of a nitty.
    • Can’t miss no dots
      Every shot let caused I’m hittin
      Used to bag it up in the toilet
      My mumsie thought I was shittin
      Ever seen a junky fittin?
      Ever stepped in a room full of needles?
      No I ain’t doin no nittin2018, “Rolling Round”, HL8 and SimpzBeatz (music), performed by Sparko of OMH

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Questions about nitting

What is nitting the present participle and gerund of?
Nitting is the present participle and gerund of nit.

Words near nitting in the dictionary

  1. nittier
  2. nitties
  3. nittiest
  4. nittily
  5. nittiness
  6. nitting
  7. nittings
  8. Nitto
  9. Nittolo
  10. Nittolos
  11. nitty

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