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giving someone grey hair

giving someone grey hair is the present participle and gerund of give someone grey hair.

Meaning of give someone grey hair

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To give someone great frustration, confusion, or anxiousness.

Questions about giving someone grey hair

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

Words near giving someone grey hair in the dictionary

  1. giving someone beans
  2. giving someone butt cancer
  3. giving someone five
  4. giving someone goss
  5. giving someone gray hair
  6. giving someone grey hair
  7. giving someone grief
  8. giving someone Hail Columbia
  9. giving someone hell
  10. giving someone his gruel
  11. giving someone his hat

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