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slubbing

slubbing is the present participle and gerund of slub.

Meaning of slub

Verb

slub (third-person singular simple present slubs, present participle slubbing, simple past and past participle slubbed)

  1. To draw and twist fibers in order to prepare them for spinning.

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Questions about slubbing

What is slubbing the present participle and gerund of?
Slubbing is the present participle and gerund of slub.

Words near slubbing in the dictionary

  1. slubbered
  2. slubbering
  3. slubberingly
  4. slubbers
  5. slubbiness
  6. slubbing
  7. slubbings
  8. slubby
  9. slubs
  10. Sluch River
  11. slud

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