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paying no mind

paying no mind is the present participle and gerund of pay no mind.

Meaning of pay no mind

Verb

pay no mind (third-person singular simple present pays no mind, present participle paying no mind, simple past and past participle paid no mind)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive, transitive) To ignore someone or something.
    • Walk hard / Pay me no mind / You're ashamed of me / You girl1969, Joe Bataan, “Ordinary Guy”

Questions about paying no mind

What is paying no mind the present participle and gerund of?
Paying no mind is the present participle and gerund of pay no mind.

Words near paying no mind in the dictionary

  1. paying homage to
  2. paying home
  3. paying it forward
  4. paying nature's debt
  5. paying no heed
  6. paying no mind
  7. paying off
  8. paying off old scores
  9. paying one's addresses
  10. paying one's debt to society
  11. paying one's dues

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