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reading someone's mind

reading someone's mind is the present participle and gerund of read someone's mind.

Meaning of read someone's mind

Verb

read someone's mind (third-person singular simple present reads someone's mind, present participle reading someone's mind, simple past and past participle read someone's mind)

  1. (idiomatic) To guess or deduce what someone is thinking.

Questions about reading someone's mind

What is reading someone's mind the present participle and gerund of?
Reading someone's mind is the present participle and gerund of read someone's mind.

Words near reading someone's mind in the dictionary

  1. reading someone for filth
  2. reading someone the riot act
  3. reading someone to filth
  4. reading someone's beads
  5. reading someone's lips
  6. reading someone's mind
  7. reading stone
  8. reading stones
  9. reading the car
  10. reading the green
  11. reading the mail

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