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y'alling

y'alling is the present participle and gerund of y'all.

Meaning of y'all

Verb

y'all (third-person singular simple present y'alls, present participle y'alling, simple past and past participle y'alled)

  1. (ambitransitive, informal) To use the pronoun "y'all" (to).
    • She blithely maintained that she could have smiled magnolias and "y'alled" her way out of any tight spots.1971, Frank Deford, There she is: the life and times of Miss America

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Questions about y'alling

What is y'alling the present participle and gerund of?
Y'alling is the present participle and gerund of y'all.

Words near y'alling in the dictionary

  1. y'all'll
  2. y'all're
  3. y'all's
  4. y'all've
  5. y'alled
  6. y'alling
  7. y'alls
  8. y'allself
  9. y'allselves
  10. y'allternative
  11. y'are

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