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shuckling

shuckling is the present participle and gerund of shuckle.

Meaning of shuckle

Verb

shuckle (third-person singular simple present shuckles, present participle shuckling, simple past and past participle shuckled)

  1. (Judaism) To sway back and forth during Jewish prayer.
    • Jewish students and rabbis don't get enough exercise. Therefore, they shuckle when they study and pray in order to get some badly needed exercise!2000, David Golinkin, “Why Do Jews Sway When They Pray”, in Responsa in a Moment, volume 3, page 27

Questions about shuckling

What is shuckling the present participle and gerund of?
Shuckling is the present participle and gerund of shuckle.

Words near shuckling in the dictionary

  1. shuckings
  2. shuckish
  3. shuckle
  4. shuckled
  5. shuckles
  6. shuckling
  7. shucks
  8. shucks and jives
  9. shucks down
  10. shucks off
  11. Shucksmith

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