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making one's manners

making one's manners is the present participle and gerund of make one's manners.

Meaning of make one's manners

Verb

make one's manners (third-person singular simple present makes one's manners, present participle making one's manners, simple past and past participle made one's manners)

  1. (dated) To greet a person with a respectful bow or curtsey.

Questions about making one's manners

What is making one's manners the present participle and gerund of?
Making one's manners is the present participle and gerund of make one's manners.

Words near making one's manners in the dictionary

  1. making one's bones
  2. making one's bow
  3. making one's entrance
  4. making one's exit
  5. making one's hand
  6. making one's manners
  7. making one's mark
  8. making one's number
  9. making one's own
  10. making one's own luck
  11. making one's toilet

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