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having a cow

having a cow is the present participle and gerund of have a cow.

Meaning of have a cow

Verb

have a cow (third-person singular simple present has a cow, present participle having a cow, simple past and past participle had a cow)

  1. (colloquial) To get angry; have a fit.
    • My mom had a cow when I came in late.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see have, a, cow.

Questions about having a cow

What is having a cow the present participle and gerund of?
Having a cow is the present participle and gerund of have a cow.

Words near having a cow in the dictionary

  1. having a brick in one's hat
  2. having a bun in the oven
  3. having a care
  4. having a clue
  5. having a cob on
  6. having a cow
  7. having a crack at
  8. having a dog and barking oneself
  9. having a dog in the fight
  10. having a fable for
  11. having a face on

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