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stubbing

stubbing is the present participle and gerund of stub.

Meaning of stub

Verb

stub (third-person singular simple present stubs, present participle stubbing, simple past and past participle stubbed)

  1. (transitive) To remove most of a tree, bush, or other rooted plant by cutting it close to the ground.
  2. (transitive) To remove a plant by pulling it out by the roots.
  3. (transitive) To jam, hit, or bump, especially a toe.
    • I stubbed my toe trying to find the light switch in the dark.

See all 18 meanings of stub

Noun

stubbing (plural stubbings)

  1. The act by which something is stubbed.
    • Let us discuss, as if our lives depended upon it, stubbings of the toe. But wait a minute! How likely is it that our lives could ever depend upon a stubbing, or stubbings, of a toe, or toes?2011, Frank Key, Porpoises Rescue Dick Van Dyke

Forms of stubbing

pluralstubbings

Phrases with stubbing

Questions about stubbing

What does stubbing mean?
Stubbing means the act by which something is stubbed.
What is stubbing the present participle and gerund of?
Stubbing is the present participle and gerund of stub.
What part of speech is stubbing?
Stubbing is a noun.
What is the plural of stubbing?
The plural of stubbing is stubbings.

Words near stubbing in the dictionary

  1. stubbifies
  2. stubbify
  3. stubbifying
  4. stubbily
  5. stubbiness
  6. stubbing
  7. stubbing out
  8. stubbings
  9. Stubbington
  10. Stubbingtons
  11. Stubbins

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