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clocking onto

clocking onto is the present participle and gerund of clock onto.

Meaning of clock onto

Verb

clock onto (third-person singular simple present clocks onto, present participle clocking onto, simple past and past participle clocked onto)

  1. Synonym of clock on (but used transitively).
    • He clocked onto his shift late.
    Synonyms:
    clock on
  2. (transitive) To recognize or acknowledge (something).
    • The company clocked onto her subterfuge and fired her for it.

Questions about clocking onto

What is clocking onto the present participle and gerund of?
Clocking onto is the present participle and gerund of clock onto.

Words near clocking onto in the dictionary

  1. clocking
  2. clocking down
  3. clocking in
  4. clocking off
  5. clocking on
  6. clocking onto
  7. clocking out
  8. clocking the tea
  9. clocking up
  10. clockings
  11. clockless

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