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keeping an eye peeled

keeping an eye peeled is the present participle and gerund of keep an eye peeled.

Meaning of keep an eye peeled

Verb

keep an eye peeled (third-person singular simple present keeps an eye peeled, present participle keeping an eye peeled, simple past and past participle kept an eye peeled)

  1. (idiomatic) To look out (for something) attentively.
    • Keep an eye peeled, you never know when the ice-cream truck will pass by.

Questions about keeping an eye peeled

What is keeping an eye peeled the present participle and gerund of?
Keeping an eye peeled is the present participle and gerund of keep an eye peeled.

Words near keeping an eye peeled in the dictionary

  1. keeping ahead
  2. keeping an act
  3. keeping an eye on
  4. keeping an eye open
  5. keeping an eye out
  6. keeping an eye peeled
  7. keeping an eye skinned
  8. keeping around
  9. keeping at
  10. keeping away
  11. keeping away from

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