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wawling

wawling is the present participle and gerund of wawl.

wawling is the alternative form of wauling.

Meaning of wauling

Noun

wauling (plural waulings)

  1. A plaintive cry or howl, as of a cat.
    • Their fights with other members of their own kind were always preceded by loud and fierce waulings or savage snarling and snapping of teeth […]2006, Kenneth Conibear, Northland Footprints

Forms of wawling

pluralwawlings

Questions about wawling

What is wawling the present participle and gerund of?
Wawling is the present participle and gerund of wawl.

Words near wawling in the dictionary

  1. Wawken
  2. wawl
  3. wawle
  4. wawled
  5. wawles
  6. wawling
  7. wawlings
  8. wawls
  9. Wawona
  10. Wawonii
  11. Wawota

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