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starking

starking is the present participle and gerund of stark.

Meaning of stark

Verb

stark (third-person singular simple present starks, present participle starking, simple past and past participle starked)

  1. (dialectal, obsolete) To stiffen.

See all 20 meanings of stark

Questions about starking

What is starking the present participle and gerund of?
Starking is the present participle and gerund of stark.

Words near starking in the dictionary

  1. Starkes
  2. Starkeses
  3. starkest
  4. Starkey
  5. starkeyite
  6. starking
  7. starkish
  8. Starkling
  9. Starklings
  10. starkly
  11. Starkman

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