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slitting someone's throat

slitting someone's throat is the present participle and gerund of slit someone's throat.

Meaning of slit someone's throat

Verb

slit someone's throat (third-person singular simple present slits someone's throat, present participle slitting someone's throat, simple past and past participle slit someone's throat)

  1. (idiomatic) To slash someone in front of the neck.

Questions about slitting someone's throat

What is slitting someone's throat the present participle and gerund of?
Slitting someone's throat is the present participle and gerund of slit someone's throat.

Words near slitting someone's throat in the dictionary

  1. slittiest
  2. slittiness
  3. slitting
  4. slitting mill
  5. slitting mills
  6. slitting someone's throat
  7. slittings
  8. slitty
  9. slitwidth
  10. slitwidths
  11. slitwise

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