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parping

parping is the present participle and gerund of parp.

Meaning of parp

Verb

parp (third-person singular simple present parps, present participle parping, simple past and past participle parped)

  1. (informal, transitive) To sound a horn.
  2. (informal, intransitive) To make the sound of a horn.
  3. (informal, intransitive) To break wind.
  4. (informal) To talk nonsense.

See all 6 meanings of parp

Noun

parping (plural parpings)

  1. A sound that parps, as of a horn or trumpet.
    • As a result, the catalogue was dominated by the usual comedic corn and the martial parpings of Arthur Pryor's band.2004, Louis Barfe, Where have all the good times gone?

Forms of parping

pluralparpings

Questions about parping

What does parping mean?
Parping means a sound that parps, as of a horn or trumpet.
What is parping the present participle and gerund of?
Parping is the present participle and gerund of parp.
What part of speech is parping?
Parping is a noun.
What is the plural of parping?
The plural of parping is parpings.

Words near parping in the dictionary

  1. parpends
  2. parpens
  3. parpent
  4. parpents
  5. Parpi
  6. parping
  7. parpings
  8. parpoint
  9. parpoints
  10. parps
  11. parputties

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