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tusking

tusking is the present participle and gerund of tusk.

Meaning of tusk

Verb

tusk (third-person singular simple present tusks, present participle tusking, simple past and past participle tusked)

  1. To dig up using a tusk, as boars do.
  2. To gore with the tusks.
  3. (obsolete) To bare or gnash the teeth.

See all 11 meanings of tusk

Noun

tusking (plural tuskings)

  1. A tusk (projecting member).

Forms of tusking

pluraltuskings

Questions about tusking

What does tusking mean?
Tusking means a tusk (projecting member).
What is tusking the present participle and gerund of?
Tusking is the present participle and gerund of tusk.
What part of speech is tusking?
Tusking is a noun.
What is the plural of tusking?
The plural of tusking is tuskings.

Words near tusking in the dictionary

  1. tuskers
  2. tuskfish
  3. tuskfishes
  4. tuskier
  5. tuskiest
  6. tusking
  7. tuskings
  8. tuskless
  9. tusklessness
  10. tusklike
  11. tusks

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