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reading the mail

reading the mail is the present participle of read the mail.

Meaning of read the mail

Verb

read the mail (third-person singular simple present reads the mail, present participle reading the mail, simple past and past participle read the mail)

  1. (CB radio slang) To listen to CB radio conversations without taking part.
    • You can “read the mail" with the U.S., you may violate local laws to transmit on amateur frequencies without a license […]1983, Cruising World, volume 9, number 7, page 41
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see read, mail.

Questions about reading the mail

What is reading the mail the present participle of?
Reading the mail is the present participle of read the mail.

Words near reading the mail in the dictionary

  1. reading someone's mind
  2. reading stone
  3. reading stones
  4. reading the car
  5. reading the green
  6. reading the mail
  7. reading the room
  8. reading the table
  9. reading through
  10. reading up
  11. reading up on

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