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crossing one's heart

crossing one's heart is the present participle and gerund of cross one's heart.

Meaning of cross one's heart

Verb

cross one's heart (third-person singular simple present crosses one's heart, present participle crossing one's heart, simple past and past participle crossed one's heart)

  1. (intransitive) To attest to the truthfulness of the accompanying statement.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see cross, one's, heart.

Questions about crossing one's heart

What is crossing one's heart the present participle and gerund of?
Crossing one's heart is the present participle and gerund of cross one's heart.

Words near crossing one's heart in the dictionary

  1. crossing number
  2. crossing numbers
  3. crossing off
  4. crossing one's arms
  5. crossing one's fingers
  6. crossing one's heart
  7. crossing one's legs
  8. crossing out
  9. crossing over
  10. crossing paths
  11. crossing someone's mind

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