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shishing

shishing is the present participle and gerund of shish.

Meaning of shish

Verb

shish (third-person singular simple present shishes, present participle shishing, simple past and past participle shished)

  1. (intransitive, onomatopoeic) To be quiet; to keep quiet.
    • He wouldn’t shish, so I kicked him.
    Synonyms:
    shush, shoosh

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Questions about shishing

What is shishing the present participle and gerund of?
Shishing is the present participle and gerund of shish.

Words near shishing in the dictionary

  1. shishas
  2. shished
  3. shishes
  4. Shishido
  5. Shishidos
  6. shishing
  7. Shishir
  8. shishito
  9. shishitos
  10. shishkabob
  11. shishkabobs

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