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raising one's glass

raising one's glass is the present participle and gerund of raise one's glass.

Meaning of raise one's glass

Verb

raise one's glass (third-person singular simple present raises one's glass, present participle raising one's glass, simple past and past participle raised one's glass)

  1. (figuratively) To toast; to acknowledge as something or someone to be celebrated.

Questions about raising one's glass

What is raising one's glass the present participle and gerund of?
Raising one's glass is the present participle and gerund of raise one's glass.

Words near raising one's glass in the dictionary

  1. raising gigs
  2. raising hell
  3. raising hob
  4. raising one's eyebrows
  5. raising one's game
  6. raising one's glass
  7. raising one's head
  8. raising one's voice
  9. raising oneself up by one's bootstraps
  10. raising oneself up by one's own bootstraps
  11. raising piece

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