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direct messaging

direct messaging is the present participle and gerund of direct message.

Meaning of direct message

Verb

direct message (third-person singular simple present direct messages, present participle direct messaging, simple past and past participle direct messaged)

  1. (Internet, transitive) Synonym of private message.
    • And just last week, I gave my partner the silent treatment for not answering me after five minutes. On social media, all I seem to do is hard-block people left and right, foregoing the soft-block altogether. If I’m not doing that, I leave rude comments with super sassy emojis or direct message my...2022 October 27, Paloma Torres, quoting Potentially Petty/Hot Person, “Advice Column: Am I becoming hotter or just pettier? Paloma Torres answers the age-old question constantly on everyone's minds”...
    Synonyms:
    DM, private message

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Questions about direct messaging

What is direct messaging the present participle and gerund of?
Direct messaging is the present participle and gerund of direct message.

Words near direct messaging in the dictionary

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  2. direct maternal deaths
  3. direct message
  4. direct messaged
  5. direct messages
  6. direct messaging
  7. direct object
  8. direct objects
  9. direct orange
  10. direct oranges
  11. direct primaries

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