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breasting one's cards

breasting one's cards is the present participle and gerund of breast one's cards.

Meaning of breast one's cards

Verb

breast one's cards (third-person singular simple present breasts one's cards, present participle breasting one's cards, simple past and past participle breasted one's cards)

  1. To hold one's cards close to the chest.
    • Flynt shifted in his chair, breasting his cards, then glared at Sunny. "You'll have to wait till I play this hand.1995, Jane Peart, A Distant Dawn, →ISBN, page 25
  2. To avoid revealing information.
    • A firm believer in breasting his cards, Jenks was keeping the "Pulitzer" file under wraps a while longer.1996, Marilyn T. Quayle, The Campaign: A Novel, page 121

Questions about breasting one's cards

What is breasting one's cards the present participle and gerund of?
Breasting one's cards is the present participle and gerund of breast one's cards.

Words near breasting one's cards in the dictionary

  1. breasties
  2. breastiest
  3. breasting
  4. breasting boobily
  5. breasting down
  6. breasting one's cards
  7. breasting the tape
  8. breasting up
  9. breastings
  10. breastknot
  11. breastknots

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