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skunking up

skunking up is the present participle and gerund of skunk up.

Meaning of skunk up

Verb

skunk up (third-person singular simple present skunks up, present participle skunking up, simple past and past participle skunked up)

  1. To make (a place) foul.
    • Bevy of Dirtbag judges, all unconvicted felons, who skunk up courtrooms in Asheville, Buncombe County: Julie Kepple, Eddie Clontz, Calvin Hill, Patricia Kaufman-Young, Sammie Cathey, Fritz Mercer, David K. Fox, Johnnie Smith (AOC)2015 July 24, Jimmy knows crooked Sammie Ervin IV, “Does This Sound Like Crooked Clerk Steve Cogburn and His Bevy of Dirtbag Judges”, in alt.appalachian (Usenet)

Questions about skunking up

What is skunking up the present participle and gerund of?
Skunking up is the present participle and gerund of skunk up.

Words near skunking up in the dictionary

  1. skunkier
  2. skunkies
  3. skunkiest
  4. skunkiness
  5. skunking
  6. skunking up
  7. skunkish
  8. skunkless
  9. skunklet
  10. skunklets
  11. skunklike

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