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giving someone five

giving someone five is the present participle and gerund of give someone five.

Meaning of give someone five

Verb

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

  1. To slap someone's hand in greeting or celebration.

Questions about giving someone five

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

Words near giving someone five in the dictionary

  1. giving someone a speaking to
  2. giving someone an earful
  3. giving someone ass cancer
  4. giving someone beans
  5. giving someone butt cancer
  6. giving someone five
  7. giving someone goss
  8. giving someone gray hair
  9. giving someone grey hair
  10. giving someone grief
  11. giving someone Hail Columbia

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