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gaining weight

gaining weight is the present participle and gerund of gain weight.

Meaning of gain weight

Verb

gain weight (third-person singular simple present gains weight, present participle gaining weight, simple past and past participle gained weight)

  1. (intransitive) To become more heavy or obese.
    Antonyms:
    lose weight
  2. To be taken more seriously. (of an idea, view etc.)
    • This view gaining weight, steps were taken to reopen negotiations with the L.N.W.R.1939 July, John D. Hewitt, “Some Notable British Main Lines: 1. Settle and Carlisle, L.M.S.R.”, in Railway Magazine, page 35

Questions about gaining weight

What is gaining weight the present participle and gerund of?
Gaining weight is the present participle and gerund of gain weight.

Words near gaining weight in the dictionary

  1. gaining steam
  2. gaining time
  3. gaining traction
  4. gaining twist
  5. gaining twists
  6. gaining weight
  7. gainings
  8. gainless
  9. gainlessly
  10. gainlessness
  11. gainlier

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