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sparing someone the details

sparing someone the details is the present participle and gerund of spare someone the details.

Meaning of spare someone the details

Verb

spare someone the details (third-person singular simple present spares someone the details, present participle sparing someone the details, simple past and past participle spared someone the details)

  1. (idiomatic, imperative, usually) to not give details about something mentioned, usually to avoid embarrassment or irrelevance

Questions about sparing someone the details

What is sparing someone the details the present participle and gerund of?
Sparing someone the details is the present participle and gerund of spare someone the details.

Words near sparing someone the details in the dictionary

  1. sparids
  2. sparing
  3. sparing a thought for
  4. sparing no effort
  5. sparing no expense
  6. sparing someone the details
  7. sparing someone's blushes
  8. sparingly
  9. sparingness
  10. sparings
  11. sparite

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