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ringing up the curtain

ringing up the curtain is the present participle and gerund of ring up the curtain.

Meaning of ring up the curtain

Verb

ring up the curtain (third-person singular simple present rings up the curtain, present participle ringing up the curtain, simple past rang up the curtain, past participle rung up the curtain)

  1. To start something.
    • I caught her in my arms; she kissed me, pushed me gently away, and added: “Ring up the curtain, uncle. Little Moccasin is ready"1879, The Peterson magazine - Volumes 75-76, page 444

Questions about ringing up the curtain

What is ringing up the curtain the present participle and gerund of?
Ringing up the curtain is the present participle and gerund of ring up the curtain.

Words near ringing up the curtain in the dictionary

  1. ringing the devil's doorbell
  2. ringing the welkins
  3. ringing through
  4. ringing true
  5. ringing up
  6. ringing up the curtain
  7. ringingly
  8. ringingness
  9. ringings
  10. Ringkøbing
  11. Ringland

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