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ragging off

ragging off is the present participle and gerund of rag off.

Meaning of rag off

Verb

rag off (third-person singular simple present rags off, present participle ragging off, simple past and past participle ragged off)

  1. To finish (the painting of a wall etc.) by rolling a rag over a coat of paint or glaze.

Questions about ragging off

What is ragging off the present participle and gerund of?
Ragging off is the present participle and gerund of rag off.

Words near ragging off in the dictionary

  1. raggier
  2. raggies
  3. raggiest
  4. ragginess
  5. ragging
  6. ragging off
  7. ragging on
  8. ragging out
  9. raggings
  10. Raggio
  11. Raggios

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