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doing down

doing down is the present participle and gerund of do down.

Meaning of do down

Verb

do down (third-person singular simple present does down, present participle doing down, simple past did down, past participle done down)

  1. (idiomatic) To belittle or intimidate.

Questions about doing down

What is doing down the present participle and gerund of?
Doing down is the present participle and gerund of do down.

Words near doing down in the dictionary

  1. doing by half-measures
  2. doing by halves
  3. doing cartwheels
  4. doing cheetah flips
  5. doing credit
  6. doing down
  7. doing drugs
  8. doing exactly what it says on the tin
  9. doing for
  10. doing good
  11. doing gooseberry

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