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ordering around

ordering around is the present participle and gerund of order around.

Meaning of order around

Verb

order around (third-person singular simple present orders around, present participle ordering around, simple past and past participle ordered around)

  1. (transitive) To command (someone) repeatedly and unpleasantly, pointlessly or without proper authority.
    • I can't stand that guy, he's always ordering me around.

Questions about ordering around

What is ordering around the present participle and gerund of?
Ordering around is the present participle and gerund of order around.

Words near ordering around in the dictionary

  1. orderest
  2. ordereth
  3. orderin'
  4. ordering
  5. ordering about
  6. ordering around
  7. ordering in
  8. ordering out
  9. ordering up
  10. orderings
  11. orderite

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