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overruffing

overruffing is the present participle and gerund of overruff.

Meaning of overruff

Verb

overruff (third-person singular simple present overruffs, present participle overruffing, simple past and past participle overruffed)

  1. To ruff with a higher trump following a prior ruff on the same trick.
    Synonyms:
    overtrump

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Questions about overruffing

What is overruffing the present participle and gerund of?
Overruffing is the present participle and gerund of overruff.

Words near overruffing in the dictionary

  1. overrounding
  2. overrounds
  3. overrude
  4. overruff
  5. overruffed
  6. overruffing
  7. overruffs
  8. overrulable
  9. overrule
  10. overruled
  11. overruler

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