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potracking

potracking is the present participle and gerund of potrack.

Meaning of potrack

Verb

potrack (third-person singular simple present potracks, present participle potracking, simple past and past participle potracked)

  1. (archaic, chiefly African-American Vernacular) To make such a shrill, high-pitched noise.
    • "Dem guineas potracked en waked me up, Son," whispered Neptune. "Now I aims to git whut 's been sneakin' off wid my fowls."1920, Marie Conway Oernler, “IV: The Soul of Black Folks”, in The Purple Heights, New York: Century Co.

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Questions about potracking

What is potracking the present participle and gerund of?
Potracking is the present participle and gerund of potrack.

Words near potracking in the dictionary

  1. potplants
  2. potpourri
  3. potpourris
  4. potrack
  5. potracked
  6. potracking
  7. potracks
  8. Potratz
  9. Potratzes
  10. potrero
  11. potreros

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