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waltzing Matilda

waltzing Matilda is the present participle and gerund of waltz Matilda.

Meaning of waltz Matilda

Verb

waltz Matilda (third-person singular simple present waltzes Matilda, present participle waltzing Matilda, simple past and past participle waltzed Matilda)

  1. (Australia) To travel on foot carrying a swag (belongings wrapped in a blanket); to travel in this manner looking for work.
    • Coercionist Byrnes tells an S. M. Herald reporter that things in Queensland are eminently satisfactory. He doesn't "Waltz Matilda," evidently.1894 December 29, The Worker, Brisbane, page 3, column 6

Questions about waltzing Matilda

What is waltzing Matilda the present participle and gerund of?
Waltzing Matilda is the present participle and gerund of waltz Matilda.

Words near waltzing Matilda in the dictionary

  1. waltzes
  2. waltzes Matilda
  3. waltzier
  4. waltziest
  5. waltzing
  6. waltzing Matilda
  7. waltzings
  8. waltzlike
  9. waltzy
  10. waluewite
  11. Waluigi

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