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putting in the shade

putting in the shade is the present participle and gerund of put in the shade.

Meaning of put in the shade

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively, informal, transitive) To outshine, to eclipse, to overshadow, to be better than.

Questions about putting in the shade

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

Words near putting in the shade in the dictionary

  1. putting in mind
  2. putting in one's oar
  3. putting in pledge
  4. putting in the ground
  5. putting in the pin
  6. putting in the shade
  7. putting in the work
  8. putting in with
  9. putting in writing
  10. putting into action
  11. putting into context

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