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handling with kid gloves

handling with kid gloves is the present participle and gerund of handle with kid gloves.

Meaning of handle with kid gloves

Verb

handle with kid gloves (third-person singular simple present handles with kid gloves, present participle handling with kid gloves, simple past and past participle handled with kid gloves)

  1. (idiomatic) To treat (a person or a subject) very delicately or carefully, especially so as not to cause offense or controversy.
    • The campaign staff cautioned the candidate to handle the issue with kid gloves.

Questions about handling with kid gloves

What is handling with kid gloves the present participle and gerund of?
Handling with kid gloves is the present participle and gerund of handle with kid gloves.

Words near handling with kid gloves in the dictionary

  1. handling fees
  2. handling oneself
  3. handling time
  4. handling times
  5. handling up
  6. handling with kid gloves
  7. handling without gloves
  8. handling without mittens
  9. handlings
  10. handlining
  11. Handlins

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