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picking up the mantle

picking up the mantle is the present participle and gerund of pick up the mantle.

Meaning of pick up the mantle

Verb

pick up the mantle (third-person singular simple present picks up the mantle, present participle picking up the mantle, simple past and past participle picked up the mantle)

  1. Synonym of assume the mantle.

Noun

picking up the mantle (uncountable)

  1. The act of one who picks up the mantle.

Questions about picking up the mantle

What does picking up the mantle mean?
Picking up the mantle means the act of one who picks up the mantle.
What is picking up the mantle the present participle and gerund of?
Picking up the mantle is the present participle and gerund of pick up the mantle.
What part of speech is picking up the mantle?
Picking up the mantle is a noun.

Words near picking up the mantle in the dictionary

  1. picking up one's crumbs
  2. picking up one's marbles and going home
  3. picking up steam
  4. picking up stitches
  5. picking up the ball and running with it
  6. picking up the mantle
  7. picking up the pace
  8. picking up the phone
  9. picking up the pieces
  10. picking up the slack
  11. picking up the tab

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