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shnorring

shnorring is the present participle and gerund of shnor.

Meaning of shnor

Verb

shnor (third-person singular simple present shnors, present participle shnorring, simple past and past participle shnorred)

  1. To beg or wheedle.
    • Many among them made no pretense of seeking gainful work. In fact, from their perspective, work would have undermined their sense of self. In their eyes, shnorring was their true calling, a profession they created for themselves through a combination of persistence and ingenuity.2008, Stanley J. Schachter, Laugh for God's Sake: Where Jewish Humor and Jewish Ethics Meet

Questions about shnorring

What is shnorring the present participle and gerund of?
Shnorring is the present participle and gerund of shnor.

Words near shnorring in the dictionary

  1. Shnorhokians
  2. shnorr
  3. shnorred
  4. shnorrer
  5. shnorrers
  6. shnorring
  7. shnorrs
  8. shnors
  9. shnoz
  10. shnozz
  11. shnozzes

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