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private messaging

private messaging is the present participle and gerund of private message.

Meaning of private message

Verb

private message (third-person singular simple present private messages, present participle private messaging, simple past and past participle private messaged)

  1. (Internet, transitive) To send a private message.

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Questions about private messaging

What is private messaging the present participle and gerund of?
Private messaging is the present participle and gerund of private message.

Words near private messaging in the dictionary

  1. private member's bill
  2. private member's bills
  3. private message
  4. private messaged
  5. private messages
  6. private messaging
  7. private military contractor
  8. private military contractors
  9. private notice question
  10. private notice questions
  11. private part

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Adapted from Wiktionary: private messaging (page history and authors); private message (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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