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rubber stamping

rubber stamping is the present participle and gerund of rubber stamp.

Meaning of rubber stamp

Verb

rubber stamp (third-person singular simple present rubber stamps, present participle rubber stamping, simple past and past participle rubber stamped)

  1. (figuratively, transitive) To process, approve or decide matters routinely rather than through careful consideration.
    • They usually just rubber stamp orders under $100.

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Questions about rubber stamping

What is rubber stamping the present participle and gerund of?
Rubber stamping is the present participle and gerund of rubber stamp.

Words near rubber stamping in the dictionary

  1. rubber shoe
  2. rubber shoes
  3. rubber stamp
  4. rubber stamp politics
  5. rubber stamped
  6. rubber stamping
  7. rubber stamps
  8. rubber tapper
  9. rubber tappers
  10. rubber tramp
  11. rubber tramped

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