What does cuffing mean?
Cuffing means present participle and gerund of cuff.
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/ˈkʌfɪŋ/ · verb
present participle and gerund of cuff.
I was able to remember that the method seemed right and natural to me in those days, I being born to it and unaware that elsewhere there were other methods; but I was also able to remember that those unresented cuffings made me sorry for the victim and ashamed for the punisher.
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Cuffing means present participle and gerund of cuff.
The closest synonym depends on the sentence and intended sense.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
I was able to remember that the method seemed right and natural to me in those days, I being born to it and unaware that elsewhere there were other methods; but I was also able to remember that those unresented cuffings made me sorry for the victim and ashamed for the punisher.
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