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blank on

blank on verb: to be temporarily unable to remember (a particular fact).

Verb

blank on (third-person singular simple present blanks on, present participle blanking on, simple past and past participle blanked on)

  1. (informal, transitive) To be temporarily unable to remember (a particular fact).
    • I’m blanking on her name right now.
    Synonyms:
    freeze on, freeze up on

Synonyms of blank on

  • freeze on
  • freeze up on

Forms of blank on

third-person singular presentblanks on
present participleblanking on
past participleblanked on
pastblanked on

Questions about blank on

What does blank on mean?
Blank on means to be temporarily unable to remember (a particular fact).
What part of speech is blank on?
Blank on is a verb.
What is the past tense of blank on?
The past tense of blank on is blanked on.

Words near blank on in the dictionary

  1. blank cheques
  2. blank end
  3. blank ends
  4. blank leaf
  5. blank leaves
  6. blank on
  7. blank out
  8. blank page
  9. blank pages
  10. blank sheet
  11. blank sheets

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