"frogging" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈfɹɒ.ɡɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɹɑ.ɡɪŋ/ [General-American] Forms: froggings [plural]
Rhymes: -ɒɡɪŋ Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} frogging (countable and uncountable, plural froggings)
  1. A set of decorative looped fastener on a garment, especially on a military uniform. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (decorative looped fastener on a garment): 盤扣 /盘扣 (pánkòu) (Chinese Mandarin), 盤紐 /盘纽 (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-frogging-en-noun-i87tvU09 Categories (other): Fasteners Disambiguation of Fasteners: 49 49 2 Disambiguation of 'decorative looped fastener on a garment': 99 1
  2. (climbing)
    (uncountable, crochet, knitting) The act of intentionally unravelling part of a work.
    Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-frogging-en-noun-Op7rJkjf Categories (other): Climbing, Crochet, Knitting, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Mandarin translations, Fasteners Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 76 13 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 19 55 26 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 11 75 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 9 79 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 17 66 17 Disambiguation of Fasteners: 49 49 2 Topics: business, climbing, hobbies, knitting, lifestyle, manufacturing, sports, textiles

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɹɒ.ɡɪŋ/ [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈfɹɑ.ɡɪŋ/ [General-American]
Rhymes: -ɒɡɪŋ Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} frogging
  1. present participle and gerund of frog Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: frog
    Sense id: en-frogging-en-verb-ICmGK1RR

Inflected forms

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