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red-flagging

red-flagging is the present participle and gerund of red-flag.

Meaning of red-flag

Verb

red-flag (third-person singular simple present red-flags, present participle red-flagging, simple past and past participle red-flagged)

  1. (figuratively, transitive) To mark or identify something as suspicious, problematic or worthy of further scrutiny or immediate action.
  2. (figuratively, transitive) To halt a race or session immediately due to unsafe conditions.

Questions about red-flagging

What is red-flagging the present participle and gerund of?
Red-flagging is the present participle and gerund of red-flag.

Words near red-flagging in the dictionary

  1. red-finned sharks
  2. red-flag
  3. red-flagged
  4. red-flaggier
  5. red-flaggiest
  6. red-flagging
  7. red-flaggy
  8. red-flags
  9. red-flanked bluetail
  10. red-flanked bluetails
  11. red-flowering banana

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