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polking

polking is the present participle and gerund of polk.

Meaning of polk

Verb

polk (third-person singular simple present polks, present participle polking, simple past and past participle polked)

  1. (obsolete, slang) To dance the polka.
    • "Several of the visitors then partook for a short time, with evident Parisian gusto, of the pleasures of the dance," yes--we did, and the lovely girls with whom we polked (ladies being one of the Club emollients) were eloquent in praise of our exquisite tournures which were shown to such advantage...1848, Mr. Jolly Green, “The visit of the French national guards to London”, in The New Monthly Magazine

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Questions about polking

What is polking the present participle and gerund of?
Polking is the present participle and gerund of polk.

Words near polking in the dictionary

  1. polkamania
  2. polkanovite
  3. polkas
  4. polked
  5. polki
  6. polking
  7. Polkinghorn
  8. polkist
  9. polkists
  10. polkovicite
  11. Polkowice

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