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setting pen to paper

setting pen to paper is the present participle and gerund of set pen to paper.

Meaning of set pen to paper

Verb

set pen to paper (third-person singular simple present sets pen to paper, present participle setting pen to paper, simple past and past participle set pen to paper)

  1. Synonym of put pen to paper.

Questions about setting pen to paper

What is setting pen to paper the present participle and gerund of?
Setting pen to paper is the present participle and gerund of set pen to paper.

Words near setting pen to paper in the dictionary

  1. setting one's watch by someone
  2. setting onto
  3. setting out
  4. setting out one's stall
  5. setting over
  6. setting pen to paper
  7. setting pole
  8. setting poles
  9. setting pulses racing
  10. setting right
  11. setting room

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