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whistle-stopping

whistle-stopping is the present participle and gerund of whistle-stop.

Meaning of whistle-stop

Verb

whistle-stop (third-person singular simple present whistle-stops, present participle whistle-stopping, simple past and past participle whistle-stopped)

  1. (intransitive) To make a brief stop on a campaign tour to make a speech or perform some other type of public electioneering.

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Questions about whistle-stopping

What is whistle-stopping the present participle and gerund of?
Whistle-stopping is the present participle and gerund of whistle-stop.

Words near whistle-stopping in the dictionary

  1. whistle-drunk
  2. whistle-pig
  3. whistle-pigs
  4. whistle-stop
  5. whistle-stopped
  6. whistle-stopping
  7. whistle-stops
  8. whistle-to-whistle
  9. whistleable
  10. whistleberries
  11. whistleblew

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