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making mention

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

Meaning of make mention

Verb

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

  1. (formal, uncommon) Synonym of mention.
    • Beyak declined an interview request from CBC earlier this week, but did make mention in a press conference about a CBC article published earlier this week regarding her comments.2017 September 15, Alex Johnson, “'Epitome of colonial thinking': Sask. Sen. Lillian Dyck reacts to Sen. Lynn Beyak's latest comments”, in CBC
    Synonyms:
    mention

Questions about making mention

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

Words near making mention in the dictionary

  1. making like a treeing
  2. making little of
  3. making love
  4. making love to the camera
  5. making matters worse
  6. making mention
  7. making mention of
  8. making merry
  9. making mincemeat of
  10. making mincemeat out of
  11. making mockery of

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