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gotten ink

gotten ink is the past participle of get ink.

Meaning of get ink

Verb

get ink (third-person singular simple present gets ink, present participle getting ink, simple past got ink, past participle (UK) got ink or (US) gotten ink)

  1. (idiomatic) To receive publicity.
    • Soon everybody, not just the Lefraks, was sneering. Donald Trump was getting more ink than Harry Helmsley, and there were no buildings to show for it, just bizarre stories with acronyms like CPC, UDC, MTA in them.1980 November 17, Marie Brenner, “Trumping the Town”, in New York Magazine, page 27

Questions about gotten ink

What is gotten ink the past participle of?
Gotten ink is the past participle of get ink.

Words near gotten ink in the dictionary

  1. gotten in the boat and rowed
  2. gotten in the boat and started rowing
  3. gotten in the way
  4. gotten in touch
  5. gotten in with
  6. gotten ink
  7. gotten inside someone's pants
  8. gotten into
  9. gotten into character
  10. gotten into it
  11. gotten into shape

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