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calling in sick

calling in sick is the present participle and gerund of call in sick.

Meaning of call in sick

Verb

call in sick (third-person singular simple present calls in sick, present participle calling in sick, simple past and past participle called in sick)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To inform one's workplace or school that one temporarily cannot attend work or school due to illness.
    • "It only overloaded because of how low the power was when I fired! The guns are constantly being recharged tonight, and you should've called in sick back then!" "IT'S HARD TO CALL IN SICK WHEN ALL YOU CAN SAY IS 'MEOW'!"2005 December 2, Dan Shive, El Goonish Shive (webcomic), Comic for Friday, Dec 2, 2005

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What is calling in sick the present participle and gerund of?
Calling in sick is the present participle and gerund of call in sick.

Words near calling in sick in the dictionary

  1. calling crabs
  2. calling down
  3. calling for
  4. calling forth
  5. calling in
  6. calling in sick
  7. calling into doubt
  8. calling it
  9. calling it a day
  10. calling it a night
  11. calling it an early night

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