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red-eying

red-eying is the present participle and gerund of red-eye.

Meaning of red-eye

Verb

red-eye (third-person singular simple present red-eyes, present participle red-eyeing or (rare) red-eying, simple past and past participle red-eyed)

  1. (colloquial, intransitive) Often followed by it: to travel on a red-eye (“an overnight airplane flight”).
    • I flew in this morning, red-eying it in last night after hearing of this hearing, because what you are doing here is something that I am particularly interested in.1988 January 28, “Witnesses: Roy Sampson, Portland, Oregon”, in Enforcement of the Indian Civil Rights Act: Hearing Held in Washington, D.C., January 28, 1988: […], [Washington, D.C.?]: United States...

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Questions about red-eying

What is red-eying the present participle and gerund of?
Red-eying is the present participle and gerund of red-eye.

Words near red-eying in the dictionary

  1. red-eye gravies
  2. red-eye gravy
  3. red-eyed
  4. red-eyeing
  5. red-eyes
  6. red-eying
  7. red-faced
  8. red-faced cormorant
  9. red-faced cormorants
  10. red-fan parrot
  11. red-fan parrots

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