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nine to fiving

nine to fiving is the present participle and gerund of nine to five.

Meaning of nine to five

Verb

nine to five (third-person singular simple present nine to fives, present participle nine to fiving, simple past and past participle nine to fived)

  1. (informal, intransitive, often) To work a typical day job with office hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
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Questions about nine to fiving

What is nine to fiving the present participle and gerund of?
Nine to fiving is the present participle and gerund of nine to five.

Words near nine to fiving in the dictionary

  1. nine thousand
  2. nine times out of ten
  3. nine to five
  4. nine to fived
  5. nine to fives
  6. nine to fiving
  7. nine ways to Sunday
  8. nine while five
  9. nine you're fine, ten you're mine
  10. nine-ball
  11. nine-banded armadillo

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