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stickybeaking

stickybeaking is the present participle and gerund of stickybeak.

Meaning of stickybeak

Verb

stickybeak (third-person singular simple present stickybeaks, present participle stickybeaking, simple past and past participle stickybeaked)

  1. (Commonwealth, intransitive) To pry or snoop.
    • Two of the more arrogant birds actually inspected the inside of the tent, clucking away to each other as they stickybeaked.2007, Kevin Hallewell, Woop Woop, page 104

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Questions about stickybeaking

What is stickybeaking the present participle and gerund of?
Stickybeaking is the present participle and gerund of stickybeak.

Words near stickybeaking in the dictionary

  1. sticky-uppy
  2. stickyback
  3. stickybacks
  4. stickybeak
  5. stickybeaked
  6. stickybeaking
  7. stickybeaks
  8. stickying
  9. stickyjack
  10. stickyweed
  11. stickywilly

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