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zhooshing

zhooshing is the present participle and gerund of zhoosh.

Meaning of zhoosh

Verb (1)

zhoosh (third-person singular simple present zhooshes, present participle zhooshing, simple past and past participle zhooshed)

  1. (Australia, UK, slang, transitive) To tweak, finesse or improve (something); to make more appealing or exciting. Usually with up.
    • Mostly the words are dusted off and brought out when we wish to zhoosh up the conversation, to announce a particular delight in our queenly style.1988, Neil Bartlett, Who Was That Man?, →ISBN, page 82
    Synonyms:
    spice, spruce, sweeten

Verb (2)

zhoosh (third-person singular simple present zhooshes, present participle zhooshing, simple past and past participle zhooshed)

  1. (informal, transitive) To blend ingredients together using an electric food mixer.
    • Throw it all in a blender and zhoosh it until it's creamy smooth.
    Synonyms:
    blitz

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Questions about zhooshing

What is zhooshing the present participle and gerund of?
Zhooshing is the present participle and gerund of zhoosh.

Words near zhooshing in the dictionary

  1. zhoosh
  2. zhooshed
  3. zhooshes
  4. zhooshier
  5. zhooshiest
  6. zhooshing
  7. zhooshy
  8. zhoozh
  9. zhoozhed
  10. zhoozhes
  11. zhoozhing

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