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whiddling

whiddling is the present participle and gerund of whiddle.

Meaning of whiddle

Verb

whiddle (third-person singular simple present whiddles, present participle whiddling, simple past and past participle whiddled)

  1. (slang) To inform on someone.
    • He said he only wanted one thing — if I'd chuck Gursey out again, in case he went whiddling to the colonel.2003, Brian Penton, The Inheritors, page 475
  2. (obsolete, thieves' cant) To shine.
    • Old Noll is whiddling bright, / The dull world is asleep, / 'Tis a high spiced Toby night, / Let's in our saddles leap; […]1845, Lincoln Fortescue, The Life and Adventures of Jack Sheppard, page 429

Questions about whiddling

What is whiddling the present participle and gerund of?
Whiddling is the present participle and gerund of whiddle.

Words near whiddling in the dictionary

  1. Whiddens
  2. whidding
  3. whiddle
  4. whiddled
  5. whiddles
  6. whiddling
  7. Whiddon
  8. Whiddons
  9. whids
  10. whied
  11. whies

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