Definition of Skunking

1. Verb. (present participle of skunk) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Skunking

1. skunk [v] - See also: skunk

Lexicographical Neighbors of Skunking

skummer
skummered
skummers
skunk
skunk-weed
skunk bear
skunk cabbage
skunk works
skunkball
skunkbush
skunked
skunkhead
skunkheads
skunkier
skunkiest
skunking (current term)
skunkish
skunklike
skunks
skunktop
skunkweed
skunkweeds
skunkworks
skunky
skurf
skurfing
skurried
skurries
skurry
skurrying

Literary usage of Skunking

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1846)
"... with the détermination (to use their own word») of ' skunking it." As they reached the fence, in sight of the Ma chine, and saw the rapid pace with ..."

2. Americanisms: The English of the New World by Maximilian Schele De Vere (1872)
"... to the skunk in politics or college-life, who earns his name by disgraceful deceit or dishonest acts, all of which are called skunking. ..."

3. The Cultivator by New York State Agricultural Society (1846)
"... they could ul faster and better than any live Machines, started with cradle» n hand, with the determination (lo uso their awn words) of * skunking it. ..."

4. The Chinese Repository edited by Elijah Coleman Bridgman, Samuel Wells Willaims (1850)
"The department of skunking lies in the fertile valleys of the Kialing river and its tributaries, ..."

5. Indiana Historical Society Publications by Indiana Historical Society (1911)
"... playing a game of finance with the President and Congress, and "skunking" them to a finish, ought to bring a "maiden blush" on Uncle Sam's phiz. ..."

6. The Pioneers of Morgan County: Memoirs of Noah J. Major by Noah J. Major (1915)
"One corporation playing a game of finance with the President and Congress, and "skunking" them to a finish, ought to bring a "maiden blush" on Uncle Sam's ..."

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