"petty-fog" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: petty-fogs [present, singular, third-person], petty-fogging [participle, present], petty-fogged [participle, past], petty-fogged [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|++}} petty-fog (third-person singular simple present petty-fogs, present participle petty-fogging, simple past and past participle petty-fogged)
  1. Alternative form of pettifog Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: pettifog
    Sense id: en-petty-fog-en-verb-DTXV~S7h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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