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shugging

shugging is the present participle and gerund of shug.

Meaning of shug

Verb

shug (third-person singular simple present shugs, present participle shugging, simple past and past participle shugged)

  1. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have the itch.
    • the Comtesse Leinsengen again shugged her shoulders , drew her shawl around her , and was preparing to depart1830, Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury, The Exclusives
  2. (UK, dialectal, obsolete) To crawl; to sneak.
    • There I'll shug in and get a noble countenance.1621, John Ford, Thomas Dekker, William Rowley, The Witch of Edmonton

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Questions about shugging

What is shugging the present participle and gerund of?
Shugging is the present participle and gerund of shug.

Words near shugging in the dictionary

  1. Shugborough
  2. shugenja
  3. shugenjas
  4. shugga
  5. shugged
  6. shugging
  7. shuggle
  8. shuggling
  9. Shughart
  10. Shugharts
  11. Shughnani

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