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pungling

pungling is the present participle and gerund of pungle.

Meaning of pungle

Verb

pungle (third-person singular simple present pungles, present participle pungling, simple past and past participle pungled)

  1. (Southwestern, US, regional) To pay or hand over; to shell out
    • I want my dues and must have them — wont be put off any longer — so "pungle down," and oblige1858, Hutchings' Illustrated California Magazine, volume 3, page 379

Questions about pungling

What is pungling the present participle and gerund of?
Pungling is the present participle and gerund of pungle.

Words near pungling in the dictionary

  1. pungis
  2. pungitive
  3. pungle
  4. pungled
  5. pungles
  6. pungling
  7. Pungmayol
  8. Pungmayon
  9. pungs
  10. Pungsan
  11. Pungsan dog

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