Hecking

//ˈhɛ.kɪŋ// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of heck form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Alternative form of heckin'. alt-of, alternative, not-comparable

    "He was a devout Methodist and never swore. Once when we had been walking along together Mr Dodds had tripped on a tree root and exclaimed, ‘Ruddy hecking flip!’"

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"He was a devout Methodist and never swore. Once when we had been walking along together Mr Dodds had tripped on a tree root and exclaimed, ‘Ruddy hecking flip!’"

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