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kid-gloves

kid-gloves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kid-glove.

Meaning of kid-glove

Verb

kid-glove (third-person singular simple present kid-gloves, present participle kid-gloving, simple past and past participle kid-gloved)

  1. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To treat mildly.
    • It is the policy of the politician to avoid trouble, to soft pedal on principle so that votes will not be lost. But, as day follows night, kid-gloving criminals leads to anarchy.1943, Hon. Clare E. Hoffman, “Better Late Than Never”, in Congressional Record: Proceedings and Debates of the 78th Congress, volume 89, United States Government Printing Office, page A3226
    Synonyms:
    wrist-slap

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Questions about kid-gloves

What is kid-gloves the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Kid-gloves is the third-person singular simple present indicative of kid-glove.

Words near kid-gloves in the dictionary

  1. kid tables
  2. kid's stuff
  3. kid-dom
  4. kid-glove
  5. kid-gloved
  6. kid-gloves
  7. kid-gloving
  8. Kidal
  9. Kidane
  10. Kidanes
  11. kidang

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