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putting on the pounds

putting on the pounds is the present participle and gerund of put on the pounds.

Meaning of put on the pounds

Verb

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

  1. To gain weight; to put on weight.

Questions about putting on the pounds

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

Words near putting on the pounds in the dictionary

  1. putting on one's oxygen mask first
  2. putting on the block
  3. putting on the dog
  4. putting on the kibosh
  5. putting on the map
  6. putting on the pounds
  7. putting on the red light
  8. putting on the ritz
  9. putting on the spot
  10. putting one across
  11. putting one foot in front of the other

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