"effing" meaning in English

See effing in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈɛfɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-effing.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛfɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} effing (not comparable)
  1. (euphemistic, slang) Bowdlerization of fucking. Tags: euphemistic, not-comparable, slang Synonyms: flaming, flipping, freaking, fricking, funking Translations ((euphemistic, slang) bowdlerization of fucking): verflixt (German), Mist- (German), do cão (Portuguese), do caneco (Portuguese), pra caneco (Portuguese), ate dizer chega (Portuguese), a beça (Portuguese), pra K7 (Portuguese), bagarai (Portuguese), pra chuchu (Portuguese), грёбаный (grjóbanyj) (Russian), долбаный (dolbanyj) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-effing-en-adj-JybqenxQ Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English intensifiers, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 47 5 Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 46 46 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 46 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 48 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 49 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 47 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 42 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 45 48 7

Adverb

IPA: /ˈɛfɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-effing.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛfɪŋ Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} effing (not comparable)
  1. (euphemistic, slang) bowdlerization of fucking Tags: euphemistic, not-comparable, slang
    Sense id: en-effing-en-adv-YFcFDJyX Categories (other): English euphemisms, English entries with incorrect language header, English intensifiers, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 48 47 5 Disambiguation of English intensifiers: 46 46 8 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 46 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 45 48 7 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 46 49 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 46 47 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 51 42 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 45 48 7

Verb

IPA: /ˈɛfɪŋ/ Audio: En-au-effing.ogg
Rhymes: -ɛfɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} effing
  1. present participle and gerund of eff Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: eff Related terms: eff and blind, effing and blinding
    Sense id: en-effing-en-verb-eXPLhr-S Categories (other): Entries with translation boxes Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 43 46 11

Alternative forms

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