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leaving little to the imagination

leaving little to the imagination is the present participle and gerund of leave little to the imagination.

Meaning of leave little to the imagination

Verb

leave little to the imagination (third-person singular simple present leaves little to the imagination, present participle leaving little to the imagination, simple past and past participle left little to the imagination)

  1. To reveal the greater part of a person's body, or parts usually kept hidden out of modesty.
    • Baartman’s seminaked display left little to the imagination and reinforced England’s obsession with bottoms, both literally and figuratively.2007 January 14, Caroline Elkins, “A Life Exposed”, in New York Times

Questions about leaving little to the imagination

What is leaving little to the imagination the present participle and gerund of?
Leaving little to the imagination is the present participle and gerund of leave little to the imagination.

Words near leaving little to the imagination in the dictionary

  1. leaving it all out there
  2. leaving it alone
  3. leaving it at that
  4. leaving it be
  5. leaving it out
  6. leaving little to the imagination
  7. leaving much to be desired
  8. leaving no crumbs
  9. leaving no stone unturned
  10. leaving no trace
  11. leaving off

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