"gorming" meaning in English

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Adjective

Head templates: {{en-adj|?}} gorming
  1. (chiefly US, dialectal, New England) Clumsy, lumbering, stupid. Tags: New-England, US, dialectal Synonyms: gormy, gawming (english: but also used in the US) [UK]
    Sense id: en-gorming-en-adj-96gsI-ey Categories (other): American English, New England English
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} gorming
  1. present participle and gerund of gorm Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: gorm
    Sense id: en-gorming-en-verb-5M0atMwf Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 25 75
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Alternative forms

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