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putting around

putting around is the present participle and gerund of put around.

Meaning of put around

Verb

put around (third-person singular simple present puts around, present participle putting around, simple past and past participle put around)

  1. Synonym of put about (“to circulate a rumor”).
    Synonyms:
    put about

Questions about putting around

What is putting around the present participle and gerund of?
Putting around is the present participle and gerund of put around.

Words near putting around in the dictionary

  1. putting across
  2. putting ahead
  3. putting all one's eggs in one basket
  4. putting an egg in one's shoe and beating it
  5. putting an end to
  6. putting around
  7. putting aside
  8. putting asunder
  9. putting away
  10. putting back
  11. putting before

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