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plipping

plipping is the present participle and gerund of plip.

Meaning of plip

Verb (1)

plip (third-person singular simple present plips, present participle plipping, simple past and past participle plipped)

  1. To make the sound of liquid hitting a hard surface.

Verb (2)

plip (third-person singular simple present plips, present participle plipping, simple past and past participle plipped)

  1. To lock or unlock using a remote control locking device.
    • […] was unloading bags from the boot of a tiny, shiny, black Ka thing which she then plipped shut with an electronic key.2004, Jenny Colgan, Isla Dewar, Muriel Gray, et al. (contributors), Scottish Girls About Town, page 69

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Questions about plipping

What is plipping the present participle and gerund of?
Plipping is the present participle and gerund of plip.

Words near plipping in the dictionary

  1. plipastatin
  2. plipastatins
  3. plipped
  4. plipper
  5. plippers
  6. plipping
  7. plips
  8. plique-à-jour
  9. plish
  10. plishes
  11. Pliska

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