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settling a score

settling a score is the present participle and gerund of settle a score.

Meaning of settle a score

Verb

settle a score (third-person singular simple present settles a score, present participle settling a score, simple past and past participle settled a score)

  1. (idiomatic) To even the score.
    • Arsenal also have a score to settle with Liverpool after losing 2-0 at home in the recent FA Cup third-round tie, when they had so many chances to score before almost inevitably falling victim to two late sucker-punches.2024 January 30, Phil McNulty, “Nottingham Forest 1-2 Arsenal: Gunners in title race after they close gap to leaders Liverpool”, in BBC Sport

Questions about settling a score

What is settling a score the present participle and gerund of?
Settling a score is the present participle and gerund of settle a score.

Words near settling a score in the dictionary

  1. settles up
  2. settles upon
  3. settles with
  4. settlin'
  5. settling
  6. settling a score
  7. settling accounts with
  8. settling down
  9. settling for
  10. settling in
  11. settling into

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