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holding the phone

holding the phone is the present participle and gerund of hold the phone.

Meaning of hold the phone

Verb

hold the phone (third-person singular simple present holds the phone, present participle holding the phone, simple past and past participle held the phone)

  1. To hold; to wait for someone at the other end of a telephone connection.
    • They asked me to hold the phone while they went to look up the answer.

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Questions about holding the phone

What is holding the phone the present participle and gerund of?
Holding the phone is the present participle and gerund of hold the phone.

Words near holding the phone in the dictionary

  1. holding the ball
  2. holding the book
  3. holding the cards
  4. holding the floor
  5. holding the line
  6. holding the phone
  7. holding the purse strings
  8. holding the reins
  9. holding the ring
  10. holding the road
  11. holding the stage

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