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sludging

sludging is the present participle and gerund of sludge.

Meaning of sludge

Verb

sludge (third-person singular simple present sludges, present participle sludging, simple past and past participle sludged)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To slump or slouch.
  2. (intransitive) To slop or drip slowly.

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Words formed from sludging

Phrases with sludging

Questions about sludging

What is sludging the present participle and gerund of?
Sludging is the present participle and gerund of sludge.

Words near sludging in the dictionary

  1. sludges out
  2. sludgier
  3. sludgiest
  4. sludgily
  5. sludginess
  6. sludging
  7. sludging out
  8. sludgy
  9. slue
  10. slue-feet
  11. slue-foot

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