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911ing

911ing is the present participle and gerund of 911.

Meaning of 911

Verb

911 (third-person singular simple present 911s, present participle 911ing, simple past and past participle 911ed)

  1. (Belize, Canada, Philippines, US, colloquial, Liberia) To call emergency services.
    • London hairstylist Rick Haylor for the John Frieda Salon—the man Nicole Kidman 911s when she wants her curly mop to lie down and look glamorous—tells you how to go straight.1997 August, “50 New Fall Hair Looks”, in Cosmopolitan, volume 223, number 2, page 208

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Questions about 911ing

What is 911ing the present participle and gerund of?
911ing is the present participle and gerund of 911.

Words near 911ing in the dictionary

  1. 90s
  2. 90th
  3. 90Y-DOTA-biotin
  4. 911
  5. 911ed
  6. 911ing
  7. 911s
  8. 91st
  9. 925
  10. 92nd
  11. 93

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