skirmishing
skirmishing is the present participle and gerund of skirmish.
Meaning of skirmish
Verb
skirmish (third-person singular simple present skirmishes, present participle skirmishing, simple past and past participle skirmished)
- To engage in a minor battle or dispute.
- The deer and the pig and the nilghai were milling round and round in a circle of eight or ten miles radius, while the Eaters of Flesh skirmished round its edge.1895 November, Rudyard Kipling, The Second Jungle Book, London; New York, N.Y.: Macmillan and Co., →OCLC
Noun
skirmishing (plural skirmishings)
- A brief battle; a skirmish.
Forms of skirmishing
| plural | skirmishings |
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Questions about skirmishing
- What does skirmishing mean?
- Skirmishing means a brief battle; a skirmish.
- What is skirmishing the present participle and gerund of?
- Skirmishing is the present participle and gerund of skirmish.
- What part of speech is skirmishing?
- Skirmishing is a noun.
- What is the plural of skirmishing?
- The plural of skirmishing is skirmishings.
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