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joining hands

joining hands is the present participle and gerund of join hands.

Meaning of join hands

Verb

join hands (third-person singular simple present joins hands, present participle joining hands, simple past and past participle joined hands)

  1. (intransitive) To hold hands (to clasp each other's hands).
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To work together to achieve a common goal.
    • To get the government to change its policy of not providing antiretroviral treatment in the late 1990s and early 2000s, lawyers, scientists, doctors, economists, journalists and communities of people living with HIV joined hands to stand up to the state.2023 August 7, Mia Malan, “A pandemic is not just a disease – it’s a political, social and economic crisis fuelled by inequality”, in The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    join forces

Questions about joining hands

What is joining hands the present participle and gerund of?
Joining hands is the present participle and gerund of join hands.

Words near joining hands in the dictionary

  1. joinin'
  2. joining
  3. joining fee
  4. joining fees
  5. joining forces
  6. joining hands
  7. joining in
  8. joining out
  9. joining the choir invisible
  10. joining the dots
  11. joining the majority

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