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having a stab

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

Meaning of have a stab

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To make an attempt, a try.

Questions about having a stab

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

Words near having a stab in the dictionary

  1. having a seat
  2. having a shit
  3. having a short memory
  4. having a sixpenny bit up one's backside
  5. having a snootful
  6. having a stab
  7. having a tantrum
  8. having a thick head
  9. having a thin time of it
  10. having a thing going on
  11. having a tiger by the tail

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