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making a scene

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

Meaning of make a scene

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To bring unnecessary attention to oneself, especially through a public expression of tumultuous emotion.
    • I saw, though he tried to conceal it, that he was very much hurt at your behaviour, and I was sure, by his looks, that he did not think my jealous apprehension groundless; however, he protested he did, and persuaded me not to make a scene by arriving her in the middle of the night […]1814, Elizabeth Hervey, Amabel; or, Memoirs of a Woman of Fashion, volume 2, part 8, London: Henry Colburn, page 287

Questions about making a scene

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

Words near making a scene in the dictionary

  1. making a pile
  2. making a play
  3. making a point
  4. making a production out of
  5. making a run for it
  6. making a scene
  7. making a show of oneself
  8. making a silk purse of a sow's ear
  9. making a spectacle of oneself
  10. making a splash
  11. making a stand

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