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missing one's tip

missing one's tip is the present participle and gerund of miss one's tip.

Meaning of miss one's tip

Verb

miss one's tip (third-person singular simple present misses one's tip, present participle missing one's tip, simple past and past participle missed one's tip)

  1. (archaic, slang) To fail in one's plan or attempt.
    • You attack him for making himself conspicuous at the sale of Shakspeare's house. You seem to think he has missed his tip. No, he hasn't. Scores and scores of the British public, in spite of anything you may say, will connect Shakspeare with George Jones.1847, Punch, Or, The London Charivari, volumes 12-13, page 138

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What is missing one's tip the present participle and gerund of?
Missing one's tip is the present participle and gerund of miss one's tip.

Words near missing one's tip in the dictionary

  1. missing market
  2. missing markets
  3. missing middle
  4. missing off
  5. missing one's guess
  6. missing one's tip
  7. missing oneself
  8. missing out
  9. missing people
  10. missing person
  11. missing persons

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