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setting by the ears

setting by the ears is the present participle and gerund of set by the ears.

Meaning of set by the ears

Verb

set by the ears (third-person singular simple present sets by the ears, present participle setting by the ears, simple past and past participle set by the ears)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To make (a person or persons) argue; to set quarrelling.
    • [The patrimony of the King's children] was not to be recovered but by […] a bloody and uncertain war, and setting all Christendom together by the ears.1623, John Chamberlain, The Works of Francis Bacon, volume 14, Cambridge University Press, published 2011, →ISBN, page 430

Questions about setting by the ears

What is setting by the ears the present participle and gerund of?
Setting by the ears is the present participle and gerund of set by the ears.

Words near setting by the ears in the dictionary

  1. setting at defiance
  2. setting at naught
  3. setting at nought
  4. setting back
  5. setting by
  6. setting by the ears
  7. setting coat
  8. setting coats
  9. setting dog
  10. setting dogs
  11. setting down

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