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openhanding

openhanding is the present participle and gerund of openhand.

Meaning of openhand

Verb

openhand (third-person singular simple present openhands, present participle openhanding, simple past and past participle openhanded)

  1. (transitive) To hit with an open hand.
    • He then openhanded him again, and Stossel went down and was nearly crying for his mum.2002, Rowdy Roddy Piper, Robert Picarello, In The Pit With Piper, →ISBN, page 146
  2. (only in the form "openhand it") To be openhanded.
    • You are caring parents who love your family; and you alone can make the decision to tighten your purse strings or to go on openhanding it.1992, Shirley Cook, Grown-up Kids, →ISBN, page 71

Questions about openhanding

What is openhanding the present participle and gerund of?
Openhanding is the present participle and gerund of openhand.

Words near openhanding in the dictionary

  1. OpenGL
  2. openhand
  3. openhanded
  4. openhandedly
  5. openhandedness
  6. openhanding
  7. openhands
  8. openhearted
  9. openheartedly
  10. openheartedness
  11. opening

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