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having a bun in the oven

having a bun in the oven is the present participle and gerund of have a bun in the oven.

Meaning of have a bun in the oven

Verb

have a bun in the oven (third-person singular simple present has a bun in the oven, present participle having a bun in the oven, simple past and past participle had a bun in the oven)

  1. (informal, sometimes considered vulgar) To be pregnant; to be expecting a baby.
    • Her parents were surprised to learn that she had a bun in the oven.

Questions about having a bun in the oven

What is having a bun in the oven the present participle and gerund of?
Having a bun in the oven is the present participle and gerund of have a bun in the oven.

Words near having a bun in the oven in the dictionary

  1. having a bird
  2. having a bite
  3. having a bone in one's leg
  4. having a bone to pick
  5. having a brick in one's hat
  6. having a bun in the oven
  7. having a care
  8. having a clue
  9. having a cob on
  10. having a cow
  11. having a crack at

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