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puppying

puppying is the present participle and gerund of puppy.

Meaning of puppy

Verb

puppy (third-person singular simple present puppies, present participle puppying, simple past and past participle puppied)

  1. (transitive) To bring forth whelps or give birth to pups.
    Synonyms:
    pup, whelp

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Questions about puppying

What is puppying the present participle and gerund of?
Puppying is the present participle and gerund of puppy.

Words near puppying in the dictionary

  1. puppygirl
  2. puppygirlhood
  3. puppygirls
  4. puppyhood
  5. puppyhoods
  6. puppying
  7. puppyish
  8. puppyishly
  9. puppyism
  10. puppyisms
  11. puppyless

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