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jotting down

jotting down is the present participle and gerund of jot down.

Meaning of jot down

Verb

jot down (third-person singular simple present jots down, present participle jotting down, simple past and past participle jotted down)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) to write down hurriedly; to make a note of
    • Tell me his number, and I'll jot it down on this scrap of paper.

Questions about jotting down

What is jotting down the present participle and gerund of?
Jotting down is the present participle and gerund of jot down.

Words near jotting down in the dictionary

  1. jotted down
  2. jotter
  3. jottering
  4. jotters
  5. jotting
  6. jotting down
  7. jottings
  8. Jotto
  9. jotty
  10. jotun
  11. Jotunheim

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