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sitting on

sitting on is the present participle and gerund of sit on.

Meaning of sit on

Verb

sit on (third-person singular simple present sits on, present participle sitting on, simple past and past participle sat on)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To block, suppress, restrain (something).
    • The chairman sat on the report until the end of the legislative session.
  2. (idiomatic, informal, transitive) To restrain (a person).
    • He started to act up, but she sat on him.
  3. (idiomatic, transitive) To take no action on (something); to hold (something) in reserve without actually using.
    • I sent the boss my proposal three weeks ago and he's just been sitting on it.
  4. (transitive) To be a member of (something).
    • He sits on the appropriations committee.
  5. (transitive) To hold an official inquiry regarding (something); to deliberate about (something).
  6. (euphemistic, transitive) To insert (something) into one's vagina or anus from below.
    • Let me sit on it.

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Questions about sitting on

What is sitting on the present participle and gerund of?
Sitting on is the present participle and gerund of sit on.

Words near sitting on in the dictionary

  1. sitting loose
  2. sitting loosely
  3. sitting member
  4. sitting members
  5. sitting off
  6. sitting on
  7. sitting on death's doorstep
  8. sitting on it
  9. sitting on one's arse
  10. sitting on one's ass
  11. sitting on one's hands

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