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slaistering

slaistering is the present participle and gerund of slaister.

Meaning of slaister

Verb

slaister (third-person singular simple present slaisters, present participle slaistering, simple past and past participle slaistered)

  1. (Scotland, transitive) To bedaub.
  2. (Scotland, intransitive) To slabber.
  3. (Scotland, intransitive) To move about in a dirty, slovenly manner.

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Questions about slaistering

What is slaistering the present participle and gerund of?
Slaistering is the present participle and gerund of slaister.

Words near slaistering in the dictionary

  1. slain
  2. slain someone in the Spirit
  3. slaine
  4. slaister
  5. slaistered
  6. slaistering
  7. slaisters
  8. slaistery
  9. slaistry
  10. Slaithwaite
  11. slakable

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