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looking as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence

looking as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence is the present participle and gerund of look as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence.

Meaning of look as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence

Verb

look as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence (third-person singular simple present looks as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence, present participle looking as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence, simple past and past participle looked as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence)

  1. (dated, idiomatic) To look annoyed or displeased.

Questions about looking as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence

What is looking as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence the present participle and gerund of?
Looking as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence is the present participle and gerund of look as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence.

Words near looking as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence in the dictionary

  1. looking alike
  2. looking alive
  3. looking around
  4. looking as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence
  5. looking as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards
  6. looking as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence
  7. looking at
  8. looking at oneself in the mirror
  9. looking away
  10. looking back
  11. looking before one leaps

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