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slinging ink

slinging ink is the present participle and gerund of sling ink.

Meaning of sling ink

Verb

sling ink (third-person singular simple present slings ink, present participle slinging ink, simple past and past participle slung ink)

  1. (intransitive, slang) To write, especially to make a living.

Questions about slinging ink

What is slinging ink the present participle and gerund of?
Slinging ink is the present participle and gerund of sling ink.

Words near slinging ink in the dictionary

  1. slingin'
  2. slinging
  3. slinging about
  4. slinging along
  5. slinging for
  6. slinging ink
  7. slinging it in
  8. slinging off
  9. slinging one up
  10. slinging one's hook
  11. slinging out

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