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ronking

ronking is the present participle and gerund of ronk.

Meaning of ronk

Verb

ronk (third-person singular simple present ronks, present participle ronking, simple past and past participle ronked)

  1. (UK, intransitive, slang) To stink; to smell very bad.
    • It ronks to high heaven, but I've never been so honest as to mention it.2008, Mary Cavanagh, A Man Like Any Other: The Priest's Tale, page 101

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Questions about ronking

What is ronking the present participle and gerund of?
Ronking is the present participle and gerund of ronk.

Words near ronking in the dictionary

  1. ronivirus
  2. roniviruses
  3. Ronja
  4. ronk
  5. ronked
  6. ronking
  7. ronko
  8. Ronkonkoma
  9. ronkos
  10. ronks
  11. ronna-

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