voluntelling
voluntelling is the present participle and gerund of voluntell.
Meaning of voluntell
Verb
voluntell (third-person singular simple present voluntells, present participle voluntelling, simple past and past participle voluntold)
- To tell or force (someone) to "volunteer" to do something.
- I just found out that I was "voluntold" [Marine-speak for a combination of volunteered and told—F[rank] S[chaeffer]] to stay back for a working party.2003 April 24, [anonymous United States Marine Corps corporal], “Combat Iraq”, in Frank Schaeffer, editor, Voices from the Front: Letters Home from America’s Military Family, New York, N.Y.: Carroll...
Questions about voluntelling
- What is voluntelling the present participle and gerund of?
- Voluntelling is the present participle and gerund of voluntell.
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