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noshing

noshing is the present participle and gerund of nosh.

Meaning of nosh

Verb

nosh (third-person singular simple present noshes, present participle noshing, simple past and past participle noshed)

  1. (dated, intransitive, slang, usually, with-on) To eat a snack or light meal.
    • They were noshing on fruit.
  2. (Polari) To perform fellatio (on); to blow.

See all 6 meanings of nosh

Noun

noshing (plural noshings)

  1. (slang) A session of eating; a feast.

Forms of noshing

pluralnoshings

Phrases with noshing

Words that rhyme with noshing

Questions about noshing

What does noshing mean?
Noshing means a session of eating; a feast.
What is noshing the present participle and gerund of?
Noshing is the present participle and gerund of nosh.
What part of speech is noshing?
Noshing is a noun.
What is the plural of noshing?
The plural of noshing is noshings.

Words near noshing in the dictionary

  1. noshers
  2. noshery
  3. noshes
  4. noshes off
  5. noshi
  6. noshing
  7. noshing off
  8. noshings
  9. noshore
  10. noshoring
  11. noshorings

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