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[vikingken]

Mangling

Verb
1.Severely mutilate, disfigure, or damage by cutting, tearing, or crushing: "mangled beyond recognition"; "mangling Bach on the piano".
2.Press or squeeze with a mangle.

[marcus]

Neutering

Neutering, from the Latin neuter (of neither sex), is the removal of an animal's reproductive organ, either all of it or a considerably large part.

[vikingken]

Operating

adjective
1. used or engaged in performing operations: an operating surgeon. ie: Replacing a larger part of an organ, that a nastie Latin has chopped off.
2. of, for, or pertaining to operations: an operating budget.
3. of or pertaining to the proper operation of a machine, appliance, etc.: a manual of operating instructions.
4. Railroads. of, pertaining, or belonging to railroad workers, as engineers or firemen, who are directly engaged in the mechanical operation of trains: an operating union.

[marcus]

Ping-ponging

To go back and forth; change rapidly or regularly; shift; bounce: For ten years the foreign correspondent ping-ponged between London and Paris.

[vikingken]

Quarantining

1. A period of time during which a vehicle, person, or material suspected of carrying a contagious disease is detained at a port of entry under enforced isolation to prevent disease from entering a country.
2. Enforced isolation or restriction of free movement imposed to prevent the spread of contagious disease.
3. A condition of enforced isolation.

[marcus]

Remonstrating

To reason or plead in protest; present an objection.

[vikingken]

Squadroning

1. a portion of a naval fleet or a detachment of warships; a subdivision of a fleet.
2. an armored cavalry or cavalry unit consisting of two or more troops, a headquarters, and various supporting units.
3. a. the basic administrative and tactical unit, smaller than a group and composed of two or more flights.
b. a flight formation.
4. a number of persons grouped or united together for some purpose; group.
verb (used with object)
5. to form into a squadron or squadrons; marshal or array in or as if in squadrons.

[marcus]

Telecommunicating

communicating over long distances, as via the telephone or e-mail

[vikingken]

Uncomprehending

adj
Not able to understand; puzzled.

[elvis]

vending

[marcus]

Wind-surfing

[vikingken]

Xeroxing

A xerographic copying process

[marcus]

Yomping

walking or trekking laboriously, esp heavily laden and over difficult terrain
[military slang, of uncertain origin]

[vikingken]

Zippering

To fasten or unfasten or become fastened or unfastened with a zipper; zip.

[marcus]

Advocating

Argueing for a cause; supporting or defending.

[vikingken]

Bollocking

v.
Bollocking, when one is lectured, criticised or reprimanded. When one receives a Bollocking they have just been bollocked. Alternatively bollocked is used to describe a high state of inebriation.

"You're gonna get a bollocking my son"
"He just bollocked me!"
"I am completely bollocked"

[johnnybee]

thingyTING - v >adv., > adj > noun; commonly used in vernacular parlance to denote a substitution for another verb, i.e. 'hitting' in some manner, either actively or passively.
Adj > 'thingyted' as in very inebriated or high on methamphetamine disulphate:
Adv: 'thingyty', as in behaving like a complete divot without any respect for anyone or anything:
Noun: 'thingy', as applied to a person who acts and behaves in a similar fashion to 'thingyty', as appended above.

[johnnybee]

For 'thingy', please read tee, dubbleyew, ayy, tee.

[Pete]

Carrying

[vikingken]

Diversifying

v.tr.

1.
a. To give variety to; vary: diversify a menu.
b. To extend (business activities) into disparate fields.

2. To distribute (investments) among different companies or securities in order to limit losses in the event of a fall in a particular market or industry.

v.intr.

To spread out activities or investments, especially in business.

[marcus]

Edifying

tr.v. ed·i·fied, ed·i·fy·ing, ed·i·fies
To instruct especially so as to encourage intellectual, moral, or spiritual improvement.

[vikingken]

Flopping.

v.intr.

1. To fall or lie down heavily and noisily.
2. To move about loosely or limply: The dog's ears flopped when it ran.
3. Informal To fail utterly: The play flopped.
4. Slang
a. To rest idly; lounge.
b. To go to bed.

v.tr.

To drop or lay (something) down heavily and noisily: flopped the steak onto a platter.

n.

1. The act of flopping.
2. The sound made when flopping.
3. Informal An utter failure.

[marcus]

Graduating

Granted an academic degree or diploma:

[vikingken]

Howling.

adj.

1. Marked by the sound of howling: a howling wind.
2. Desolate; dreary: a howling wilderness.
3. Slang Very great; tremendous: a howling success.

[marcus]

Inkling

1. A slight hint or indication.
2. A slight understanding or vague idea or notion.

[vikingken]

Jiggling

v.intr.

To move or rock lightly up and down or to and fro in an unsteady, jerky manner.

v.tr.

To cause to jiggle.

n.

A jiggling motion.

[marcus]

Kipping

intr.v. kipped, kip·ping, kips
To sleep.

[vikingken]

Limping

Verb1.

Walk with difficulty, typically because of a damaged or stiff leg or foot.
2.(of a damaged ship, aircraft, or vehicle) Proceed with difficulty.

[marcus]

Mimicking

mim·icked, mim·ick·ing, mim·ics
1. To copy or imitate closely, especially in speech, expression, and gesture; ape.
2. To copy or imitate so as to ridicule; mock: always mimicking the boss. See Synonyms at imitate.
3. To resemble closely; simulate: an insect that mimics a twig.
4. To take on the appearance of.

[vikingken]

Nobbling

Verb

1.Try to influence or thwart (someone or something) by underhanded or unfair methods: "an attempt to nobble the jury".
2.Accost (someone), esp. in order to persuade them to do something: "people always tried to nobble her at parties".