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squidding

squidding noun: an improper, partial, parachute inflation, that results in the sides of the parachute folding in on the center, and pulsating back and forth. The action of "to squid". Also the present participle and gerund of squid.

Noun

squidding (uncountable)

  1. An improper, partial, parachute inflation, that results in the sides of the parachute folding in on the center, and pulsating back and forth. The action of "to squid".

Also used as

squidding is also the present participle and gerund of squid.

Origin of squidding

From squid + -ing. From pulsating like a squid (“cephalopod”).

Words that rhyme with squidding

Questions about squidding

What does squidding mean?
Squidding means an improper, partial, parachute inflation, that results in the sides of the parachute folding in on the center, and pulsating back and forth. The action of "to squid".
What part of speech is squidding?
Squidding is a noun.

Words near squidding in the dictionary

  1. squidball
  2. squidded
  3. squidder
  4. squidders
  5. squiddies
  6. squidding
  7. squiddy
  8. squidge
  9. squidged
  10. squidger
  11. squidgers

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