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tomcatting

tomcatting is the present participle and gerund of tomcat.

Meaning of tomcat

Verb

tomcat (third-person singular simple present tomcats, present participle tomcatting, simple past and past participle tomcatted)

  1. (informal) To prowl for sexual gratification.
    • He would not go roaming the streets tom-catting like Mr Schick.1985, Peter Carey, Illywhacker, Faber and Faber, published 2003, page 539

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Questions about tomcatting

What is tomcatting the present participle and gerund of?
Tomcatting is the present participle and gerund of tomcat.

Words near tomcatting in the dictionary

  1. tomcat
  2. tomcats
  3. tomcatted
  4. Tomcatter
  5. Tomcatters
  6. tomcatting
  7. tomcod
  8. tomcods
  9. Tomczak
  10. Tomczaks
  11. Tomczyk

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