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giving the dirts

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

Meaning of give the dirts

Verb

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

  1. To verbally abuse.
    • You write about the 'fray,' From some place far away, You're giving us what Tommy calls the 'dirts.' With your 'majesty of war', and our 'eagerness for more', Remember that this sort of rubbish hurts.2009, Patrick Deer, Culture in Camouflage: War, Empire, and Modern British Literature, →ISBN

Questions about giving the dirts

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

Words near giving the dirts in the dictionary

  1. giving suck
  2. giving the ax
  3. giving the axe
  4. giving the bird
  5. giving the devil his due
  6. giving the dirts
  7. giving the elbow
  8. giving the finger
  9. giving the floor
  10. giving the game away
  11. giving the lie

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