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cottoning to

cottoning to is the present participle and gerund of cotton to.

Meaning of cotton to

Verb

cotton to (third-person singular simple present cottons to, present participle cottoning to, simple past and past participle cottoned to)

  1. (idiomatic) To like; approve of, accept, or tolerate.
    • Her heart's as hard as taxes, and as bad; / She does not even cotton to her dad.1858, Andrew Halliday, Frederick Lawrence, Kenilworth

Questions about cottoning to

What is cottoning to the present participle and gerund of?
Cottoning to is the present participle and gerund of cotton to.

Words near cottoning to in the dictionary

  1. Cottonian
  2. cottoning
  3. cottoning on
  4. cottoning on to
  5. cottoning onto
  6. cottoning to
  7. cottonization
  8. cottonize
  9. cottonized
  10. cottonizes
  11. cottonizing

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