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turtling down

turtling down is the present participle and gerund of turtle down.

Meaning of turtle down

Verb

turtle down (third-person singular simple present turtles down, present participle turtling down, simple past and past participle turtled down)

  1. (intransitive) To shrink (to cower or flinch).
    • As soon as he entered the haunted house, he turtled down into his jacket.

Questions about turtling down

What is turtling down the present participle and gerund of?
Turtling down is the present participle and gerund of turtle down.

Words near turtling down in the dictionary

  1. turtlets
  2. turtlette
  3. turtlettes
  4. turtleweed
  5. turtling
  6. turtling down
  7. turtling up
  8. turtlings
  9. turtly
  10. Turtmann
  11. turtmannite

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