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getting a load of

getting a load of is the present participle and gerund of get a load of.

Meaning of get a load of

Verb

get a load of (third-person singular simple present gets a load of, present participle getting a load of, simple past got a load of, past participle got a load of or (US, Canada) gotten a load of)

  1. (slang, transitive) To experience someone or something, especially by looking or listening.
    • One night Bernette happened to get a load of Peggy doing a rumba with Jackie.1939 September 25, “Heeltalk”, in Time

Questions about getting a load of

What is getting a load of the present participle and gerund of?
Getting a load of is the present participle and gerund of get a load of.

Words near getting a load of in the dictionary

  1. getting a jump on
  2. getting a kick out of
  3. getting a leg up
  4. getting a life
  5. getting a line on
  6. getting a load of
  7. getting a move on
  8. getting a pair
  9. getting a rise
  10. getting a rise from
  11. getting a rise out of

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