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skulling

skulling is the present participle and gerund of skull.

Meaning of skull

Verb

skull (third-person singular simple present skulls, present participle skulling, simple past and past participle skulled)

  1. To hit in the head with a fist, a weapon, or a thrown object.
  2. (transitive) To strike the top of (the ball).
    • Monte swung so hard at the next ball that he skulled it straight right, into the pond: 8 in, 9 out.2002, Robert C. Knox, Golf Balls Are Female, page 148
  3. To drink everything that remains in a glass by upending it.
    • She nearly skulled the next drink and, despite feeling a little woozy, she felt a lot better.2016, Karen Nolan, The Y Necklace

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Noun

skulling (plural skullings)

  1. The act of determining the age of a young bird by measuring the degree of ossification of its skull.

Forms of skulling

pluralskullings

Questions about skulling

What does skulling mean?
Skulling means the act of determining the age of a young bird by measuring the degree of ossification of its skull.
What is skulling the present participle and gerund of?
Skulling is the present participle and gerund of skull.
What part of speech is skulling?
Skulling is a noun.
What is the plural of skulling?
The plural of skulling is skullings.

Words near skulling in the dictionary

  1. skullful
  2. skullfuls
  3. skullhon
  4. skullie
  5. skullies
  6. skulling
  7. skullings
  8. skullish
  9. skulllike
  10. skulls
  11. skulls and crossbones

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