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whirligigging

whirligigging is the present participle and gerund of whirligig.

Meaning of whirligig

Verb

whirligig (third-person singular simple present whirligigs, present participle whirligigging, simple past and past participle whirligigged)

  1. To spin or twirl about quickly.
    • “[A]n’ whin the anlooky brat had thim all in this way whirligiggin’ about the flure, he’d grin an’ he’d chuckle an’ he'd chather, jist fur all the world like Jocko, the monkey, whin he’s played off sum uv his roguery.”1850, Thomas Keightley, The Fairy Mythology, London: H.G. Bohn, page 524

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Questions about whirligigging

What is whirligigging the present participle and gerund of?
Whirligigging is the present participle and gerund of whirligig.

Words near whirligigging in the dictionary

  1. whirligig
  2. whirligig beetle
  3. whirligig beetles
  4. whirligig of time
  5. whirligigged
  6. whirligigging
  7. whirligigs
  8. whirlimagig
  9. whirlimagigs
  10. whirlimix
  11. whirlimixed

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