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skolling

skolling is the present participle and gerund of skol.

Meaning of skol

Verb

skol (third-person singular simple present skols, present participle skolling or skoling, simple past and past participle skolled or skoled)

  1. (intransitive) To drink a toast; to drink deeply.
    • Many bottle of dubious gin and whiskey—with much “skoling”—Emil flashing a fat payroll—and treating three or four still more dubious “merry andrews” who had invited themselves to our noisy nook.1928, Hart Crane, letter, 27 March
  2. (Australia, New Zealand, slang, transitive) To drink the entire contents of a drinking vessel without pausing.
    • When diners leave a quarter of a carafe full of house wine we put it above the sink to refill for new orders, but often I catch him skolling the remains of whatever he can get his hands on.2010, Penelope Green, When in Rome: Chasing la dolce vita
    Synonyms:
    chug, down

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Questions about skolling

What is skolling the present participle and gerund of?
Skolling is the present participle and gerund of skol.

Words near skolling in the dictionary

  1. skoliosexuals
  2. Skoll
  3. skolled
  4. skollie
  5. skollies
  6. skolling
  7. Skolnick
  8. Skolnicks
  9. Skolnik
  10. Skolniks
  11. skols

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