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growing a pair

growing a pair is the present participle and gerund of grow a pair.

Meaning of grow a pair

Verb

grow a pair (third-person singular simple present grows a pair, present participle growing a pair, simple past grew a pair, past participle grown a pair)

  1. (US, colloquial, idiomatic, vulgar) To be brave; to show some courage, especially in a situation in which one has so far failed to do so.

Questions about growing a pair

What is growing a pair the present participle and gerund of?
Growing a pair is the present participle and gerund of grow a pair.

Words near growing a pair in the dictionary

  1. growhouse
  2. growhouses
  3. growin'
  4. growing
  5. growing a custom
  6. growing a pair
  7. growing a set
  8. growing a tail
  9. growing apart
  10. growing away from
  11. growing cold

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