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meting out

meting out is the present participle of mete out.

Meaning of mete out

Verb

mete out (third-person singular simple present metes out, present participle meting out, simple past and past participle meted out)

  1. (transitive) To distribute something in portions; to apportion or dole out.
    • He was also under scrutiny for the time line on which he meted out relationship milestones, which conveniently aligned with the show’s narrative progression.2022 June 2, Anna Peele, “Inside ‘Love Island,’ From the Tragic Suicide Deaths to New Mental Health Protocols”, in Vanity Fair

Questions about meting out

What is meting out the present participle of?
Meting out is the present participle of mete out.

Words near meting out in the dictionary

  1. metikals
  2. metildigoxin
  3. metinfraepisterna
  4. metinfraepisternum
  5. meting
  6. meting out
  7. metings
  8. metipranolol
  9. metiram
  10. metirosine
  11. metis

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