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clapping eyes on

clapping eyes on is the present participle and gerund of clap eyes on.

Meaning of clap eyes on

Verb

clap eyes on (third-person singular simple present claps eyes on, present participle clapping eyes on, simple past and past participle clapped eyes on)

  1. (idiomatic) To see; to lay eyes on.
    • And four years after Pep from Catalonia first clapped eyes on Phil from Stockport across a crowded rondo, here finally was the consummation.2020 August 7, Jonathan Liew, “Phil Foden stars to offer Manchester City glimpse of multiple futures”, in The Guardian

Questions about clapping eyes on

What is clapping eyes on the present participle and gerund of?
Clapping eyes on is the present participle and gerund of clap eyes on.

Words near clapping eyes on in the dictionary

  1. clappety
  2. clappin'
  3. clapping
  4. clapping back
  5. clapping cheeks
  6. clapping eyes on
  7. clapping game
  8. clapping games
  9. clapping in
  10. clapping on
  11. clapping one's cheeks

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