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making water

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

Meaning of make water

Verb

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

  1. (euphemistic) To urinate.
    • For, by the fundamental Laws of the Realm, it is Capital in any Perſon, of what Quality ſoever, to make water within the Precincts of the Palace.1726 October 28, [Jonathan Swift], “The Author by an Extraordinary Stratagem Prevents an Invasion. […]”, in Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World. […] [Gulliver’s Travels], volume I...
    Synonyms:
    pass water
  2. (Of a ship or other vessel) to admit water; to leak.
    • “That patch we put on the cylinder head’s blown out, sir,” he reported, “and she’s makin’ water fast for’ard on the port bow.”1913, Edgar Rice Burroughs, The Return of Tarzan, New York: Ballantine Books, published 1963, page 115

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

Words near making water in the dictionary

  1. making up one's mind
  2. making up the numbers
  3. making up to
  4. making use
  5. making vintage
  6. making water
  7. making waves
  8. making way
  9. making whole
  10. making whoopee
  11. making with

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