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shown ankle

shown ankle is the past participle of show ankle.

Meaning of show ankle

Verb

show ankle (third-person singular simple present shows ankle, present participle showing ankle, simple past showed ankle, past participle shown ankle)

  1. (idiomatic) To provide a hint or to reveal partial information in order to gain attention or arouse interest.
    • "He figures that to do so, he'll have to be able to show a little ankle, to give some idea of new positions the United States is prepared to take."1984 November 28, William Beecher, “Reagan under Pressure to Modify Arms Stance”, in Boston Globe, USA, page 1

Questions about shown ankle

What is shown ankle the past participle of?
Shown ankle is the past participle of show ankle.

Words near shown ankle in the dictionary

  1. showmanships
  2. showmen
  3. shown
  4. shown a clean pair of heels
  5. shown a leg
  6. shown ankle
  7. shown around
  8. shown away
  9. shown cause
  10. shown colour
  11. shown down

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