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skulduggering

skulduggering is the present participle and gerund of skuldugger.

Meaning of skuldugger

Verb

skuldugger (third-person singular simple present skulduggers, present participle skulduggering, simple past and past participle skulduggered)

  1. (rare) To partake in skulduggery (dishonest, underhanded, or unscrupulous activities or behaviour).
    • I am not a man to waste energy in hurt feelings. "I assure you I have no intention of skulduggering around to learn the new receipt," I told him. "It was only a suggestion."1979, S. S. Rafferty, Fatal Flourishes, New York, N.Y.: Avon Books, →ISBN, page 263

Questions about skulduggering

What is skulduggering the present participle and gerund of?
Skulduggering is the present participle and gerund of skuldugger.

Words near skulduggering in the dictionary

  1. skuldugger
  2. skulduggered
  3. skulduggerer
  4. skulduggerers
  5. skulduggeries
  6. skulduggering
  7. skulduggerist
  8. skulduggerists
  9. skulduggerous
  10. skulduggers
  11. skulduggery

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