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skinning the cat

skinning the cat is the present participle and gerund of skin the cat.

Meaning of skin the cat

Verb

skin the cat (third-person singular simple present skins the cat, present participle skinning the cat, simple past and past participle skinned the cat)

  1. To perform a certain turning exercise while hanging from a bar or rings.

Questions about skinning the cat

What is skinning the cat the present participle and gerund of?
Skinning the cat is the present participle and gerund of skin the cat.

Words near skinning the cat in the dictionary

  1. skinning
  2. skinning a flint
  3. skinning and grinning
  4. skinning back
  5. skinning someone alive
  6. skinning the cat
  7. skinning the lamb
  8. skinning up
  9. Skinningrove
  10. skinnings
  11. skinny

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