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ma'aming

ma'aming is the present participle and gerund of ma'am.

Meaning of ma'am

Verb

ma'am (third-person singular simple present ma'ams, present participle ma'aming, simple past and past participle ma'amed)

  1. (informal, transitive) To address (a woman) as "ma'am".
    • ["]And, fellas, I've got to tell you that your Texas manners are perfect. Y'all have about ma'amed me to death. But you can call me Lucy from here on out. Got it?" / "Yes, ma'am—I mean, Lucy," Joseph complied, taking the sledgehammer and grinning as he looked from it to the blue wall.2014, Debra Clopton, Her Unexpected Cowboy, New York, N.Y.: Harlequin Love Inspired, →ISBN, page 42

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Questions about ma'aming

What is ma'aming the present participle and gerund of?
Ma'aming is the present participle and gerund of ma'am.

Words near ma'aming in the dictionary

  1. ma'am sandwich
  2. ma'am sandwiches
  3. ma'am, this is a Wendy's
  4. ma'am, this is an Arby's
  5. ma'amed
  6. ma'aming
  7. ma'ammed
  8. ma'amming
  9. ma'ams
  10. ma'amselle
  11. ma'amselles

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