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changing the channel

changing the channel is the present participle and gerund of change the channel.

Meaning of change the channel

Verb

change the channel (third-person singular simple present changes the channel, present participle changing the channel, simple past and past participle changed the channel)

  1. (Canada, idiomatic) To redirect someone’s attention.
    • Repeated attempts to "change the channel" to pocketbook issues that traditionally favor Democratic candidates have flopped.2002 October 20, Thomas M. Defrank, “Dems Can't Cash In on Economy”, in New York Daily News, retrieved 17 Oct 2013
    Antonyms:
    stay tuned
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see change, the, channel.
    Antonyms:
    stay tuned

Questions about changing the channel

What is changing the channel the present participle and gerund of?
Changing the channel is the present participle and gerund of change the channel.

Words near changing the channel in the dictionary

  1. changing someone's mind
  2. changing someone's tune
  3. changing table
  4. changing tables
  5. changing tack
  6. changing the channel
  7. changing the game
  8. changing the leg
  9. changing the record
  10. changing the subject
  11. changing up

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