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spooming

spooming is the present participle and gerund of spoom.

Meaning of spoom

Verb

spoom (third-person singular simple present spooms, present participle spooming, simple past and past participle spoomed)

  1. To sail briskly with the wind astern, with or without sails hoisted.
    • 17th century: Samuel Pepys
      We might have spooned before the wind as well as they.

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Questions about spooming

What is spooming the present participle and gerund of?
Spooming is the present participle and gerund of spoom.

Words near spooming in the dictionary

  1. spoolup
  2. spoolwood
  3. spoolwork
  4. spoom
  5. spoomed
  6. spooming
  7. spooms
  8. spoon
  9. spoon bowl
  10. spoon bowls
  11. spoon bread

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