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committing suicide

committing suicide is the present participle and gerund of commit suicide.

Meaning of commit suicide

Verb

commit suicide (third-person singular simple present commits suicide, present participle committing suicide, simple past and past participle committed suicide)

  1. To kill oneself intentionally; to take one's own life. (This entry is a translation hub.)
    Synonyms:
    suicide, kill oneself, an hero, catch the bus, commit hara-kiri, commit seppuku, commit sudoku, end one's life, off oneself, rope

Questions about committing suicide

What is committing suicide the present participle and gerund of?
Committing suicide is the present participle and gerund of commit suicide.

Words near committing suicide in the dictionary

  1. committing adultery
  2. committing die
  3. committing magistrate
  4. committing magistrates
  5. committing sudoku
  6. committing suicide
  7. committing to memory
  8. committings
  9. committment
  10. committy
  11. commix

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