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dressing to kill

dressing to kill is the present participle and gerund of dress to kill.

Meaning of dress to kill

Verb

dress to kill (third-person singular simple present dresses to kill, present participle dressing to kill, simple past and past participle dressed to kill)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To dress up so as to impress others (especially of the opposite sex).

Questions about dressing to kill

What is dressing to kill the present participle and gerund of?
Dressing to kill is the present participle and gerund of dress to kill.

Words near dressing to kill in the dictionary

  1. dressing sticks
  2. dressing table
  3. dressing tables
  4. dressing the house
  5. dressing the part
  6. dressing to kill
  7. dressing up
  8. dressing-bell
  9. dressing-bells
  10. dressing-boy
  11. dressing-boys

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