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pen palling

pen palling is the present participle of pen pal.

Meaning of pen pal

Verb

pen pal (third-person singular simple present pen pals, present participle pen palling, simple past and past participle pen palled)

  1. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To correspond with a pen pal.
    • Friendship provides shelter from the buffeting storms of life and the complexities of life situations. By penpalling, both can exchange thoughts, feelings, ideas, ideals and knowledge. Such an exchange promotes fresh insights and personal growth for both insider and those in the free world. Please...1986 December 7, Richard DuBose, “Personal advertisement”, in Gay Community News, volume 14, number 21, page 14

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What is pen palling the present participle of?
Pen palling is the present participle of pen pal.

Words near pen palling in the dictionary

  1. pen names
  2. pen painting
  3. pen paintings
  4. pen pal
  5. pen palled
  6. pen palling
  7. pen pals
  8. pen pencil
  9. pen pencils
  10. pen picture
  11. pen pictures

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