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clock-watches

clock-watches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clock-watch.

Meaning of clock-watch

Verb

clock-watch (third-person singular simple present clock-watches, present participle clock-watching, simple past and past participle clock-watched)

  1. (intransitive) To continually check the time to determine how much longer one has to work or study.
    • I clock-watched constantly, my iPod on shuffle.2010, Mike Perham, Sailing the Dream

Questions about clock-watches

What is clock-watches the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Clock-watches is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clock-watch.

Words near clock-watches in the dictionary

  1. clock-jobbers
  2. clock-watch
  3. clock-watched
  4. clock-watcher
  5. clock-watchers
  6. clock-watches
  7. clock-watching
  8. clockability
  9. clockable
  10. clockbird
  11. clockbirds

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