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scrobbling

scrobbling is the present participle and gerund of scrobble.

Meaning of scrobble

Verb (1)

scrobble (third-person singular simple present scrobbles, present participle scrobbling, simple past and past participle scrobbled)

  1. (slang, transitive) To waylay, kidnap or steal.
    • They've tried to scrobble another clergyman who was walking into Tatchester from Tineton.1935, John Masefield, The Box of Delights

Verb (2)

scrobble (third-person singular simple present scrobbles, present participle scrobbling, simple past and past participle scrobbled)

  1. (Internet) To publish one's media consumption habits to the Internet via software, in order to track when and how often certain items are played.

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Questions about scrobbling

What is scrobbling the present participle and gerund of?
Scrobbling is the present participle and gerund of scrobble.

Words near scrobbling in the dictionary

  1. scrobbing
  2. scrobble
  3. scrobbled
  4. scrobbler
  5. scrobbles
  6. scrobbling
  7. scrobe
  8. scrobes
  9. scrobic
  10. scrobicula
  11. scrobiculae

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