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making muffins

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

Meaning of make muffins

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, informal, intransitive) Of a cat, to knead with the front paws.
    Synonyms:
    make biscuits
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see make, muffin.

Questions about making muffins

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

Words near making muffins in the dictionary

  1. making mincemeat out of
  2. making mockery of
  3. making money
  4. making mouths
  5. making much
  6. making muffins
  7. making music
  8. making neither head nor tail of
  9. making news
  10. making nice
  11. making no bones about

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