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spruiking

spruiking is the present participle and gerund of spruik.

Meaning of spruik

Verb

spruik (third-person singular simple present spruiks, present participle spruiking, simple past and past participle spruiked)

  1. (Australia, transitive) To promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informally.
    • There was no spruiking or showmanship, no flash shirts or ten-gallon hats.1948, Louis Esson, Louis Esson and the Australian Theatre, page 18
    Synonyms:
    pimp, pitch, tout, hawk

Questions about spruiking

What is spruiking the present participle and gerund of?
Spruiking is the present participle and gerund of spruik.

Words near spruiking in the dictionary

  1. Spruiells
  2. spruik
  3. spruiked
  4. spruiker
  5. spruikers
  6. spruiking
  7. spruiks
  8. Spruill
  9. Spruills
  10. spruing
  11. spruit

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