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giving someone a ring

giving someone a ring is the present participle and gerund of give someone a ring.

Meaning of give someone a ring

Verb (1)

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

  1. Become engaged.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see give, ring.

Verb (2)

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

  1. (idiomatic) To place a telephone call to someone.

Questions about giving someone a ring

What is giving someone a ring the present participle and gerund of?
Giving someone a ring is the present participle and gerund of give someone a ring.

Words near giving someone a ring in the dictionary

  1. giving someone a break
  2. giving someone a hand
  3. giving someone a hard time
  4. giving someone a lift
  5. giving someone a piece of one's mind
  6. giving someone a ring
  7. giving someone a shout
  8. giving someone a speaking to
  9. giving someone an earful
  10. giving someone ass cancer
  11. giving someone beans

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