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inspecting the plumbing

inspecting the plumbing is the present participle and gerund of inspect the plumbing.

Meaning of inspect the plumbing

Verb

inspect the plumbing (third-person singular simple present inspects the plumbing, present participle inspecting the plumbing, simple past and past participle inspected the plumbing)

  1. (euphemistic, humorous) Synonym of use the toilet.
    Synonyms:
    use the toilet
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see inspect, the, plumbing.

Questions about inspecting the plumbing

What is inspecting the plumbing the present participle and gerund of?
Inspecting the plumbing is the present participle and gerund of inspect the plumbing.

Words near inspecting the plumbing in the dictionary

  1. inspectee
  2. inspectees
  3. inspecter
  4. inspecters
  5. inspecting
  6. inspecting the plumbing
  7. inspectingly
  8. inspectings
  9. inspection
  10. inspection pit
  11. inspection pits

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