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  • verb Present participle of skunk.

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Examples

  • In "skunking," individuals are given a pet stuffed skunk and must pay $5 to rid themselves of the skunk while receiving immunity to not be skunked again.

    Weekend Mixtape 2008

  • I always, always keep one or two bottles of hydrogen peroxide on my shelves just in case there's a skunking.

    Archive 2010-02-01 Gumbo Lily 2010

  • Kopecky scored short-handed and Henrik Zetterberg, Niklas Kronwall and Valtteri Filppula had power-play goals for the Red Wings, who dominated three days after absorbing their worst loss of the season, an 8-0 skunking by the Predators.

    USATODAY.com 2008

  • I always, always keep one or two bottles of hydrogen peroxide on my shelves just in case there's a skunking.

    Skunked.... Gumbo Lily 2010

  • In other words, if they were corporate executives, they would be skunking their employees and walking away with millions with no qualms.

    After a Long Vacation 2009

  • The skunking of all five special election budget measures backed by Governor Arnold and the Can't Shoot Straight Legislature was a clear signal that voters are way beyond fed up with half-measures, marginal fixes and smoke and mirrors in Sacramento.

    Phil Trounstine: California Votes for Fundamental Change 2009

  • The fire started at 1:30 pm and from my TV vantage point 200 miles away it looked like it was skunking for the most part and was nothing more than a curiosity.

    Archive 2007-05-01 2007

  • The fire started at 1:30 pm and from my TV vantage point 200 miles away it looked like it was skunking for the most part and was nothing more than a curiosity.

    Griffith Park Fire A True Hollywood Event 2007

  • Elsewhere in Europe, the CIA is accused of skunking the Italian police in the investigation of the disappearance of a Muslim cleric.

    December 2005 2005

  • At the start I was winning, but by the last bout she was skunking me.

    Archive 2006-12-01 Elizabeth McClung 2006

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