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cutting the cord

cutting the cord is the present participle and gerund of cut the cord.

Meaning of cut the cord

Verb

cut the cord (third-person singular simple present cuts the cord, present participle cutting the cord, simple past and past participle cut the cord)

  1. (idiomatic) To end a child's overdependence on or overattachment to their parents.

Questions about cutting the cord

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

Words near cutting the cord in the dictionary

  1. cutting swathes
  2. cutting the baby in half
  3. cutting the bullshit
  4. cutting the cheese
  5. cutting the coat according to the cloth
  6. cutting the cord
  7. cutting the fool
  8. cutting the ground from under someone's feet
  9. cutting the knot
  10. cutting the mustard
  11. cutting the pigeon wing

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