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counting the hours

counting the hours is the present participle and gerund of count the hours.

Meaning of count the hours

Verb

count the hours (third-person singular simple present counts the hours, present participle counting the hours, simple past and past participle counted the hours)

  1. To await or look forward to something with great eagerness.
    • She pushed open the door. "Come in. Cooper's driving me crazy. He's been counting the hours."2011, Gail Gaymer Martin, A Dad of His Own, page 24

Questions about counting the hours

What is counting the hours the present participle and gerund of?
Counting the hours is the present participle and gerund of count the hours.

Words near counting the hours in the dictionary

  1. counting room
  2. counting rooms
  3. counting sheep
  4. counting sort
  5. counting sorts
  6. counting the hours
  7. counting to 10
  8. counting to five
  9. counting to ten
  10. counting to three
  11. counting towards

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