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getting ink

getting ink is the present participle and gerund of get ink.

Meaning of get ink

Verb

get ink (third-person singular simple present gets ink, present participle getting ink, simple past got ink, past participle (UK) got ink or (US) gotten ink)

  1. (idiomatic) To receive publicity.
    • Soon everybody, not just the Lefraks, was sneering. Donald Trump was getting more ink than Harry Helmsley, and there were no buildings to show for it, just bizarre stories with acronyms like CPC, UDC, MTA in them.1980 November 17, Marie Brenner, “Trumping the Town”, in New York Magazine, page 27

Questions about getting ink

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

Words near getting ink in the dictionary

  1. getting in the boat and rowing
  2. getting in the boat and starting rowing
  3. getting in the way
  4. getting in touch
  5. getting in with
  6. getting ink
  7. getting inside someone's pants
  8. getting into
  9. getting into character
  10. getting into it
  11. getting into one's stride

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