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eating the mic

eating the mic is the present participle and gerund of eat the mic.

Meaning of eat the mic

Verb

eat the mic (third-person singular simple present eats the mic, present participle eating the mic, simple past ate the mic, past participle eaten the mic)

  1. (idiomatic) To speak or sing with one's mouth close to, or in contact with, a microphone.
    • The sound engineer, frustrated with constantly having to adjust the levels, told the singer to eat the mic.

Questions about eating the mic

What is eating the mic the present participle and gerund of?
Eating the mic is the present participle and gerund of eat the mic.

Words near eating the mic in the dictionary

  1. eating something up
  2. eating something up with a spoon
  3. eating the baby
  4. eating the bread of idleness
  5. eating the leek
  6. eating the mic
  7. eating the onion
  8. eating the seed corn
  9. eating twat
  10. eating up
  11. eating up with a spoon

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