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spraffing

spraffing is the present participle and gerund of spraff.

Meaning of spraff

Verb

spraff (third-person singular simple present spraffs, present participle spraffing, simple past and past participle spraffed)

  1. (Scotland, colloquial) To speak excessively or pointlessly.
  2. (Scotland, colloquial) To speak (in general).

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Questions about spraffing

What is spraffing the present participle and gerund of?
Spraffing is the present participle and gerund of spraff.

Words near spraffing in the dictionary

  1. Spradling
  2. Spradlings
  3. Spradlins
  4. spraff
  5. spraffed
  6. spraffing
  7. spraffs
  8. sprag
  9. Spragg
  10. spragged
  11. spragger

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