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sending a message

sending a message is the present participle of send a message.

Meaning of send a message

Verb

send a message (third-person singular simple present sends a message, present participle sending a message, simple past and past participle sent a message)

  1. (idiomatic) To implicitly communicate an idea, typically through one's actions.
    • As we sometimes also say about elements of fashion and etiquette, the way you use English "Makes a Statement" or "Sends a Message" — even though these Statements/Messages often have nothing to do with the actual information you're trying to transmit.2001 April, David Foster Wallace, “Tense Present: Democracy, English, and the Wars over Usage”, in Harper's Magazine

Questions about sending a message

What is sending a message the present participle of?
Sending a message is the present participle of send a message.

Words near sending a message in the dictionary

  1. sendier
  2. sendiest
  3. sendin'
  4. sending
  5. sending a boy to do a man's job
  6. sending a message
  7. sending a shiver down someone's spine
  8. sending about one's business
  9. sending around
  10. sending away
  11. sending away for

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