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rooping

rooping is the present participle and gerund of roop.

Meaning of roop

Verb

roop (third-person singular simple present roops, present participle rooping, simple past and past participle rooped)

  1. (dialectal, intransitive) To cry; shout.
  2. (Northern England, Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive) To roar; make a great noise.
  3. (dialectal, transitive, usually, with-up) To make hoarse.
    • I am rooped up.

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Questions about rooping

What is rooping the present participle and gerund of?
Rooping is the present participle and gerund of roop.

Words near rooping in the dictionary

  1. Roopa
  2. rooped
  3. rooped up
  4. roopee
  5. roopees
  6. rooping
  7. roopit
  8. roops
  9. roopy
  10. roorbach
  11. roorbachs

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