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stoppling

stoppling is the present participle and gerund of stopple.

Meaning of stopple

Verb

stopple (third-person singular simple present stopples, present participle stoppling, simple past and past participle stoppled)

  1. (transitive) To plug; to stop up.
    • Shut your mouth, dame, / Or with this paper shall I stopple it.c. 1603–1606, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of King Lear”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount...
    Synonyms:
    estop, stanch

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Questions about stoppling

What is stoppling the present participle and gerund of?
Stoppling is the present participle and gerund of stopple.

Words near stoppling in the dictionary

  1. stoppings
  2. stoppit
  3. stopple
  4. stoppled
  5. stopples
  6. stoppling
  7. Stopps
  8. stops
  9. stops and frisks
  10. stops and smells the flowers
  11. stops and smells the roses

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