What does skiffling mean?
Skiffling means (quarrying) Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections; knobbing..
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(quarrying) Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections; knobbing..
Early reactions show that the time may be right for a heavy and profitable barrage of skiffling.
But soon to eclipse even his hearty singing and skiffling were the new groups; rhythm and blues bands which were fast metamorphosing into rock'n'roll bands.
You could say many of the lads were into skiffling, and the careers of evergreen Cliff Richard and many others incidentally started off from skiffle bands and eventually reached superstardom .
Use skiffling when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Skiffling means (quarrying) Rough dressing by knocking off knobs or projections; knobbing..
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Early reactions show that the time may be right for a heavy and profitable barrage of skiffling.
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