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promming

promming is the present participle and gerund of prom.

Meaning of prom

Verb

prom (third-person singular simple present proms, present participle promming, simple past and past participle prommed)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To attend a prom.
    • : If I read this correctly, Pop Clifton graduated from high school
      : at the age of 15. Awesome. Probably took a cheerleader to the prom.
      : Whatta stud.
      Stud indeed. I'm glad to be married to a man of such talent and experience -- though so far as I know, his experiences do not include promming with...1993 December 13, Karen Lofstrom, “Announcement”, in talk.bizarre (Usenet), archived from the original on 05 Dec 2025

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Questions about promming

What is promming the present participle and gerund of?
Promming is the present participle and gerund of prom.

Words near promming in the dictionary

  1. prommed
  2. prommer
  3. prommers
  4. prommied
  5. prommies
  6. promming
  7. prommy
  8. prommying
  9. promnemonic
  10. promnesia
  11. promnesic

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