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stoushing

stoushing is the present participle and gerund of stoush.

Meaning of stoush

Verb

stoush (third-person singular simple present stoushes, present participle stoushing, simple past and past participle stoushed)

  1. (Australia, informal) To fight; to argue.
    • Wot price ole Ginger Mick? ′E′s done a break— / Gone to the flamin′ war to stoush the foe.1916, C. J. Dennis, The Call of Stoush, The Moods of Ginger Mick, 2009, Sydney University Press, page 15

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Questions about stoushing

What is stoushing the present participle and gerund of?
Stoushing is the present participle and gerund of stoush.

Words near stoushing in the dictionary

  1. Stourton
  2. Stourton with Gasper
  3. stoush
  4. stoushed
  5. stoushes
  6. stoushing
  7. stout
  8. stout-hearted
  9. stout-heartedly
  10. stout-heartedness
  11. stout-legged moa

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