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- verb Present participle of
skunk .
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Examples
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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
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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
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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
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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
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In other words, if they were corporate executives, they would be skunking their employees and walking away with millions with no qualms.
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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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