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pigrooting

pigrooting is the present participle and gerund of pigroot.

Meaning of pigroot

Verb

pigroot (third-person singular simple present pigroots, present participle pigrooting, simple past and past participle pigrooted)

  1. To lower the head, firmly plant the forelegs, and kick upwards with the hindlegs.
    • The great beast went round and round the yard pig-rooting and crow-hopping and I hung on for dear life.1933, Frank Clune, Try Anything Once, Sydney: Angus and Robertson, page 31

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Questions about pigrooting

What is pigrooting the present participle and gerund of?
Pigrooting is the present participle and gerund of pigroot.

Words near pigrooting in the dictionary

  1. pigpiles
  2. pigproof
  3. pigritude
  4. pigroot
  5. pigrooted
  6. pigrooting
  7. pigroots
  8. pigs
  9. pigs and bulls
  10. pigs can fly
  11. pigs get fat, hogs get slaughtered

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