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snottering

snottering is the present participle and gerund of snotter.

Meaning of snotter

Verb

snotter (third-person singular simple present snotters, present participle snottering, simple past and past participle snottered)

  1. (intransitive) To snivel; to cry or whine.
    • Araund the woman her lile ans ſprawl'd on the hearth, ſome, whiting ſpeals, ſome, ſnottering and crying, and ya ruddy cheek'd lad threw on a bullen to make a loww, for its mother to find her loup.1785, William Hutton, A Bran New Wark
  2. (colloquial) To smack; to hit
    • 'You snottered a sergeant, didn't you? My oh my! Clouting a police sergeant is something I've dreamed about for years.'2013, Maurice Procter, Devil's Due

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Questions about snottering

What is snottering the present participle and gerund of?
Snottering is the present participle and gerund of snotter.

Words near snottering in the dictionary

  1. snotted
  2. snotted up
  3. snotter
  4. snottered
  5. snotteries
  6. snottering
  7. snotters
  8. snottery
  9. snottie
  10. snottie's nurse
  11. snottier

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