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wonking out

wonking out is the present participle and gerund of wonk out.

Meaning of wonk out

Verb

wonk out (third-person singular simple present wonks out, present participle wonking out, simple past and past participle wonked out)

  1. (informal) To be excessively wonky; to obsess over minutiae, especially of technical or political matters.

Questions about wonking out

What is wonking out the present participle and gerund of?
Wonking out is the present participle and gerund of wonk out.

Words near wonking out in the dictionary

  1. wonkfests
  2. wonkier
  3. wonkiest
  4. wonkily
  5. wonkiness
  6. wonking out
  7. Wonkipedia
  8. wonkish
  9. wonkishly
  10. wonkishness
  11. wonks

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