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screeling

screeling is the present participle and gerund of screel.

Meaning of screel

Verb

screel (third-person singular simple present screels, present participle screeling, simple past and past participle screeled)

  1. To emit a screel; to screech or skirl.
    • Katherine steps into the train and the sides hiss closed. Candlewax waves as it screels its way out of the station.2008, Bev Cooke, Feral, →ISBN, page 98

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Questions about screeling

What is screeling the present participle and gerund of?
Screeling is the present participle and gerund of screel.

Words near screeling in the dictionary

  1. screeking
  2. screeks
  3. screel
  4. screeled
  5. screelike
  6. screeling
  7. screels
  8. screen
  9. screen burn
  10. screen capture
  11. screen captures

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