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sending word

sending word is the present participle and gerund of send word.

Meaning of send word

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To notify by a delivered message.
    • The king sent word to his enemy that he would not back down.

Questions about sending word

What is sending word the present participle and gerund of?
Sending word is the present participle and gerund of send word.

Words near sending word in the dictionary

  1. sending to Coventry
  2. sending to dorse
  3. sending to the glue factory
  4. sending to the scaffold
  5. sending up
  6. sending word
  7. sending-off
  8. sending-offs
  9. sendings
  10. sendings off
  11. sendings-off

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