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letting the cat out

letting the cat out is the present participle and gerund of let the cat out.

Meaning of let the cat out

Verb

let the cat out (third-person singular simple present lets the cat out, present participle letting the cat out, simple past and past participle let the cat out)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see let, cat, out.
    • Every night I open the door and let the cat out before retiring to bed.

Questions about letting the cat out

What is letting the cat out the present participle and gerund of?
Letting the cat out is the present participle and gerund of let the cat out.

Words near letting the cat out in the dictionary

  1. letting someone have it
  2. letting someone loose
  3. letting something ride
  4. letting something slip
  5. letting the buyer beware
  6. letting the cat out
  7. letting the cat out of the bag
  8. letting the cat out the bag
  9. letting the chips fall where they may
  10. letting the devil out
  11. letting the dice fall where they may

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