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handing around

handing around is the present participle and gerund of hand around.

Meaning of hand around

Verb

hand around (third-person singular simple present hands around, present participle handing around, simple past and past participle handed around)

  1. (transitive) To distribute something by having one person hand it to another so it spreads through the group.

Questions about handing around

What is handing around the present participle and gerund of?
Handing around is the present participle and gerund of hand around.

Words near handing around in the dictionary

  1. handimen
  2. handin'
  3. handiness
  4. handinesses
  5. handing
  6. handing around
  7. handing away
  8. handing back
  9. handing down
  10. handing in
  11. handing in one's checks

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