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getting the hint

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

Meaning of get the hint

Verb

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

  1. To take a hint.

Questions about getting the hint

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

Words near getting the hint in the dictionary

  1. getting the drawers
  2. getting the drift
  3. getting the drop on
  4. getting the goods on
  5. getting the hang of
  6. getting the hint
  7. getting the idea
  8. getting the job done
  9. getting the last laugh
  10. getting the lead out
  11. getting the memo

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