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baring one's breast

baring one's breast is the present participle and gerund of bare one's breast.

Meaning of bare one's breast

Verb

bare one's breast (third-person singular simple present bares one's breast, present participle baring one's breast, simple past and past participle bared one's breast)

  1. To make oneself vulnerable.
    • Near-synonym: wear one's heart on one's sleeve
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see bare, breast.

Questions about baring one's breast

What is baring one's breast the present participle and gerund of?
Baring one's breast is the present participle and gerund of bare one's breast.

Words near baring one's breast in the dictionary

  1. barin
  2. Barinas
  3. baring
  4. baring all
  5. baring it all
  6. baring one's breast
  7. baring one's heart
  8. baring one's soul
  9. baring one's teeth
  10. Baringer
  11. Baringers

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