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yarring

yarring is the present participle and gerund of yarr.

Meaning of yarr

Verb

yarr (third-person singular simple present yarrs, present participle yarring, simple past and past participle yarred)

  1. (archaic, intransitive) To growl or snarl like a dog.
    • She yapped and yarred and ran in foolish circles, as though quarrelling with her own tail.1921, Chamber's Journal

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Questions about yarring

What is yarring the present participle and gerund of?
Yarring is the present participle and gerund of yarr.

Words near yarring in the dictionary

  1. Yarrell
  2. yarri
  3. Yarriambiack
  4. Yarriba
  5. Yarrie Lake
  6. yarring
  7. yarringle
  8. yarringles
  9. Yarrington
  10. Yarringtons
  11. yarris

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