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sawing the baby in half

sawing the baby in half is the present participle and gerund of saw the baby in half.

Meaning of saw the baby in half

Verb

saw the baby in half (third-person singular simple present saws the baby in half, present participle sawing the baby in half, simple past and past participle sawed the baby in half)

  1. Synonym of split the baby.
    • Thus OKW sawed the baby in half, giving to the Army a landing force which it thought inadequate, and saddling the Navy with a transport responsibility which it thought excessively dangerous.1967, Telford Taylor, The breaking wave: the Second World War in the summer of 1940
    Synonyms:
    split the baby

Questions about sawing the baby in half

What is sawing the baby in half the present participle and gerund of?
Sawing the baby in half is the present participle and gerund of saw the baby in half.

Words near sawing the baby in half in the dictionary

  1. sawing
  2. sawing gourds
  3. sawing logs
  4. sawing off
  5. sawing off the branch one is sitting on
  6. sawing the baby in half
  7. sawing wood
  8. sawings
  9. Sawins
  10. sawist
  11. sawists

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