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showing shapes

showing shapes is the present participle and gerund of show shapes.

Meaning of show shapes

Verb

show shapes (third-person singular simple present shows shapes, present participle showing shapes, simple past and past participle showed shapes)

  1. (obsolete, slang) Synonym of cut up shapes.
    Synonyms:
    cut up shapes

Questions about showing shapes

What is showing shapes the present participle and gerund of?
Showing shapes is the present participle and gerund of show shapes.

Words near showing shapes in the dictionary

  1. showing one's true stripes
  2. showing one's work
  3. showing oneself
  4. showing out
  5. showing round
  6. showing shapes
  7. showing skin
  8. showing some skin
  9. showing someone a good time
  10. showing someone one's etchings
  11. showing someone the door

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