shug
To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who…To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have the itch.
Meaning
2 senses(UK, dialectal, obsolete)To writhe the body so as to produce friction against one's clothes, as do those who have the itch.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete)To crawl; to sneak.
Origin
From Middle English shuggen, shoggen, schoggen (“to shake, shake off, mix by shaking, tremFrom Middle English shuggen, shoggen, schoggen (“to shake, shake off, mix by shaking, tremble, shake loose from one's clothing”), probably a variant of Middle English schokken (“to move rapidly, shake, push”), from Middle Low German schocken (“to shake, tremble”). See schokken.
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Forms
shugs, shugging, shugged, shuggedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
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