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palming out

palming out is the present participle and gerund of palm out.

Meaning of palm out

Verb

palm out (third-person singular simple present palms out, present participle palming out, simple past and past participle palmed out)

  1. (intransitive) To fall with the palms out to break the fall.
    • When he punched me, I palmed out and broke my wrist.

Questions about palming out

What is palming out the present participle and gerund of?
Palming out is the present participle and gerund of palm out.

Words near palming out in the dictionary

  1. palmine
  2. palminerved
  3. palminess
  4. palming
  5. palming off
  6. palming out
  7. palmiped
  8. palmipede
  9. palmipedes
  10. palmipedous
  11. palmipeds

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