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puddling up

puddling up is the present participle and gerund of puddle up.

Meaning of puddle up

Verb

puddle up (third-person singular simple present puddles up, present participle puddling up, simple past and past participle puddled up)

  1. (ambitransitive, informal) To form a puddle; to form (a liquid) into a puddle.
  2. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) To make (something) muddy or confusing.
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) To cry or begin to cry; to well up with tears.

Questions about puddling up

What is puddling up the present participle and gerund of?
Puddling up is the present participle and gerund of puddle up.

Words near puddling up in the dictionary

  1. Puddletown
  2. puddley
  3. puddlier
  4. puddliest
  5. puddling
  6. puddling up
  7. puddlings
  8. puddly
  9. puddock
  10. puddocks
  11. pudds

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