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making a pass

making a pass is the present participle and gerund of make a pass.

Meaning of make a pass

Verb

make a pass (third-person singular simple present makes a pass, present participle making a pass, simple past and past participle made a pass)

  1. To unambiguously indicate interest in romantic or sexual involvement to someone the speaker has not previously been involved with.
    • He clumsily made a pass at the prom queen, and she responded with a scowl.

Questions about making a pass

What is making a pass the present participle and gerund of?
Making a pass is the present participle and gerund of make a pass.

Words near making a pass in the dictionary

  1. making a move
  2. making a name for oneself
  3. making a night of it
  4. making a noise in the world
  5. making a nuisance of oneself
  6. making a pass
  7. making a pig of oneself
  8. making a pig out of oneself
  9. making a pig's ear of
  10. making a pile
  11. making a play

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