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chalking it down

chalking it down is the present participle and gerund of chalk it down.

Meaning of chalk it down

Verb

chalk it down (third-person singular simple present chalks it down, present participle chalking it down, simple past and past participle chalked it down)

  1. (Ireland, intransitive, slang) To agree enthusiastically.

Questions about chalking it down

What is chalking it down the present participle and gerund of?
Chalking it down is the present participle and gerund of chalk it down.

Words near chalking it down in the dictionary

  1. chalkily
  2. chalkiness
  3. chalking
  4. chalking against
  5. chalking down
  6. chalking it down
  7. chalking off
  8. chalking out
  9. chalking something up to experience
  10. chalking up
  11. chalking up to

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