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making light of

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

Meaning of make light of

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To regard without due seriousness; to joke about.
    • I wish you wouldn't make light of the matter, when it obviously means a great deal to him.
    Synonyms:
    take lightly

Questions about making light of

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

Words near making light of in the dictionary

  1. making it up as one goes along
  2. making it up to
  3. making known
  4. making land
  5. making landfall
  6. making light of
  7. making light work of
  8. making like a baby and heading out
  9. making like a banana and splitting
  10. making like a tree
  11. making like a tree and leaving

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