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making game of

making game of is the present participle and gerund of make game of.

Meaning of make game of

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To ridicule; to make fun of.
    • But they did not stop. The woman and the man only looked in great rage at the smith for making game of them.1886, Peter Christen Asbjø￵rnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 275
    Synonyms:
    make a laughingstock of, make fun of

Questions about making game of

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

Words near making game of in the dictionary

  1. making for
  2. making free with
  3. making friendly
  4. making friends
  5. making fun of
  6. making game of
  7. making garden
  8. making good
  9. making good on
  10. making good one's running
  11. making good time

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