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acts the jennet

acts the jennet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of act the jennet.

Meaning of act the jennet

Verb

act the jennet (third-person singular simple present acts the jennet, present participle acting the jennet, simple past and past participle acted the jennet)

  1. (Ireland) To play around in a foolish or annoying manner.
    • Nobody knew, at least we never did, whether it was from just acting the jennet or out of badness that he called Babs by that name.6 June 2004, Hugh Leonard, A night with Hilton and Michael, Sunday Independent

Questions about acts the jennet

What is acts the jennet the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Acts the jennet is the third-person singular simple present indicative of act the jennet.

Words near acts the jennet in the dictionary

  1. acts possum
  2. acts the fool
  3. acts the giddy goat
  4. acts the goat
  5. acts the hypocrite
  6. acts the jennet
  7. acts the jinnet
  8. acts the maggot
  9. acts up
  10. acts upon
  11. ACTT

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