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shugs

shugs is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 shugs

What is shugs the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shugs is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shug.

Words near shugs in the dictionary

  1. Shugnis
  2. shugoshin
  3. shugoshins
  4. Shugrue
  5. Shugrues
  6. shugs
  7. shuhari
  8. shui jiao
  9. Shui Xian
  10. Shuicheng
  11. Shuilin

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