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yabbying

yabbying is the present participle and gerund of yabby.

Meaning of yabby

Verb (1)

yabby (third-person singular simple present yabbies, present participle yabbying, simple past and past participle yabbied)

  1. (intransitive) To search, forage, or fish for yabbies.
    • He would have known the Merri well, given the affinity between boys and creeks, and he probably fished and yabbied there.2005, F. Mathews, editor, Reinhabiting Reality: Towards a Recovery of Culture, page 156

Verb (2)

yabby (third-person singular simple present yabbies, present participle yabbying, simple past and past participle yabbied)

  1. (Nigeria, slang, transitive) To show disrespect by denouncing or insulting; to diss.
    • So Abiola invite Fela to his house for a big party, and Fela have to go as they are family—even though Fela had yabbied Abiola in his song "ITT" [International Thief Thief]. And it's true, Abiola duped the country for that money—everybody knows it.2019, J. Collins, Fela: Katakuta Notes, page 160

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Questions about yabbying

What is yabbying the present participle and gerund of?
Yabbying is the present participle and gerund of yabby.

Words near yabbying in the dictionary

  1. yabbut
  2. yabbuts
  3. yabby
  4. yabby pump
  5. yabby pumps
  6. yabbying
  7. Yabem
  8. yabghu
  9. yabghus
  10. Yabim
  11. Yabims

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