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putting a crimp in

putting a crimp in is the present participle and gerund of put a crimp in.

Meaning of put a crimp in

Verb

put a crimp in (third-person singular simple present puts a crimp in, present participle putting a crimp in, simple past and past participle put a crimp in)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see put, crimp, in.
  2. To spoil; to affect badly, preventing the usual or desired effect.
    • This put a crimp in my style, so I was determined we were going to find our own place faster than the timetable we'd set ourselves.2010, Gay Fifer, The River in Egypt, →ISBN

Questions about putting a crimp in

What is putting a crimp in the present participle and gerund of?
Putting a crimp in is the present participle and gerund of put a crimp in.

Words near putting a crimp in in the dictionary

  1. putting a band-aid on a bullet wound
  2. putting a block on
  3. putting a brave face on
  4. putting a bug in someone's ear
  5. putting a cork in it
  6. putting a crimp in
  7. putting a damper on
  8. putting a dent in the universe
  9. putting a foot wrong
  10. putting a gun to someone's head
  11. putting a hat on a hat

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