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giving ear

giving ear is the present participle and gerund of give ear.

Meaning of give ear

Verb

give ear (third-person singular simple present gives ear, present participle giving ear, simple past gave ear, past participle given ear)

  1. (archaic, idiomatic, intransitive) To listen: to devote one's attention to an auditory event.
    • Give ear to his motions: Master Slender, I will description the matter to you, if you be capacity of it.c. 1597 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merry Wiues of Windsor”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...
    Synonyms:
    lend an ear

Questions about giving ear

What is giving ear the present participle and gerund of?
Giving ear is the present participle and gerund of give ear.

Words near giving ear in the dictionary

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  2. giving credit
  3. giving curry
  4. giving dap
  5. giving dome
  6. giving ear
  7. giving face
  8. giving forth
  9. giving gray hair to
  10. giving grey hair to
  11. giving ground

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