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cutting a dash

cutting a dash is the present participle and gerund of cut a dash.

Meaning of cut a dash

Verb

cut a dash (third-person singular simple present cuts a dash, present participle cutting a dash, simple past and past participle cut a dash)

  1. (idiomatic) To make a display of oneself; to give a conspicuous impression.

Questions about cutting a dash

What is cutting a dash the present participle and gerund of?
Cutting a dash is the present participle and gerund of cut a dash.

Words near cutting a dash in the dictionary

  1. cutthroats
  2. cuttie
  3. cutties
  4. cuttin'
  5. cutting
  6. cutting a dash
  7. cutting a deal
  8. cutting a figure
  9. cutting a rug
  10. cutting a shine
  11. cutting a swath

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Adapted from Wiktionary: cutting a dash (page history and authors); cut a dash (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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