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quadrilling

quadrilling is the present participle and gerund of quadrille.

Meaning of quadrille

Verb

quadrille (third-person singular simple present quadrilles, present participle quadrilling, simple past and past participle quadrilled)

  1. (intransitive) To dance the quadrille.
    • We quadrilled, waltzed, and conversed, in all of which my clever partner excelled; and her charms, combined with the excellent champagne I imbibed, fairly dazzled my imagination.1834, Arthur Courtenay, Autobiography and Letters of Arthur Courtenay, page 36

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Questions about quadrilling

What is quadrilling the present participle and gerund of?
Quadrilling is the present participle and gerund of quadrille.

Words near quadrilling in the dictionary

  1. quadriller
  2. quadrillers
  3. quadrilles
  4. quadrilliard
  5. quadrilliards
  6. quadrilling
  7. quadrillion
  8. quadrillionaire
  9. quadrillionaires
  10. quadrillionfold
  11. quadrillions

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