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chopping onions

chopping onions is the present participle and gerund of chop onions.

Meaning of chop onions

Verb

chop onions (third-person singular simple present chops onions, present participle chopping onions, simple past and past participle chopped onions)

  1. (humorous, social media) To lead someone to cry, often in relief after a long struggle, or in response to a story involving third parties.
    • Aww ... who's chopping onions in my room? 🥹

Questions about chopping onions

What is chopping onions the present participle and gerund of?
Chopping onions is the present participle and gerund of chop onions.

Words near chopping onions in the dictionary

  1. chopping down
  2. chopping it up
  3. chopping mill
  4. chopping mills
  5. chopping off
  6. chopping onions
  7. chopping out
  8. chopping stump
  9. chopping up
  10. chopping-board
  11. chopping-boards

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