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getting out of someone's ear

getting out of someone's ear is the present participle and gerund of get out of someone's ear.

Meaning of get out of someone's ear

Verb

get out of someone's ear (third-person singular simple present gets out of someone's ear, present participle getting out of someone's ear, simple past got out of someone's ear, past participle gotten out of someone's ear or got out of someone's ear)

  1. (slang) To stop bothering someone.
    • Man, can you please get out of my ear1999, “Whispering Playa”, in FanMail, performed by TLC

Questions about getting out of someone's ear

What is getting out of someone's ear the present participle and gerund of?
Getting out of someone's ear is the present participle and gerund of get out of someone's ear.

Words near getting out of someone's ear in the dictionary

  1. getting out from under
  2. getting out of
  3. getting out of bed on the wrong side
  4. getting out of Dodge
  5. getting out of here
  6. getting out of someone's ear
  7. getting out of someone's face
  8. getting out of someone's hair
  9. getting out the vote
  10. getting out what one puts in
  11. getting out while the getting's good

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