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locking eyes

locking eyes is the present participle and gerund of lock eyes.

Meaning of lock eyes

Verb

lock eyes (third-person singular simple present locks eyes, present participle locking eyes, simple past and past participle locked eyes)

  1. To stare into the eyes of someone who is staring back into your eyes.

Questions about locking eyes

What is locking eyes the present participle and gerund of?
Locking eyes is the present participle and gerund of lock eyes.

Words near locking eyes in the dictionary

  1. locking and loading
  2. locking away
  3. locking differential
  4. locking differentials
  5. locking down
  6. locking eyes
  7. locking frame
  8. locking frames
  9. locking horns
  10. locking in
  11. locking into

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