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grabbing one's ankles

grabbing one's ankles is the present participle and gerund of grab one's ankles.

Meaning of grab one's ankles

Verb

grab one's ankles (third-person singular simple present grabs one's ankles, present participle grabbing one's ankles, simple past and past participle grabbed one's ankles)

  1. to submit
    • Dr. Collier makes it absolutely clear that any reluctance on my part to participate in any part of this plan will result in the immediate termination of my employment at University—a black mark beyond black marks. My surgical career would be over. What else can I do but bend over, grab my ankles...2014, Kelly Parsons, Doing Harm: A Novel, St. Martin's Press, →ISBN

Questions about grabbing one's ankles

What is grabbing one's ankles the present participle and gerund of?
Grabbing one's ankles is the present participle and gerund of grab one's ankles.

Words near grabbing one's ankles in the dictionary

  1. grabbing and going
  2. grabbing at
  3. grabbing by the lapels
  4. grabbing hold
  5. grabbing off
  6. grabbing one's ankles
  7. grabbing some air
  8. grabbing some z's
  9. grabbing some Zs
  10. grabbing the bull by the horns
  11. grabbing the headlines

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