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spelling it out

spelling it out is the present participle and gerund of spell it out.

Meaning of spell it out

Verb

spell it out (third-person singular simple present spells it out, present participle spelling it out, simple past and past participle spelled it out or (chiefly UK) spelt it out)

  1. (intransitive) To provide a simple and understandable explanation.
    • I'm sorry but I can't spell it out for you, because the whole issue is not that simple.
    Synonyms:
    explain, explicate
  2. (intransitive) To be explicit, to provide even the obvious details.
    • Let me spell it out for you: you are not welcome here.
    Synonyms:
    rub it in

Questions about spelling it out

What is spelling it out the present participle and gerund of?
Spelling it out is the present participle and gerund of spell it out.

Words near spelling it out in the dictionary

  1. spelling bee
  2. spelling bees
  3. spelling checker
  4. spelling checkers
  5. spelling doom
  6. spelling it out
  7. spelling off
  8. spelling one's name
  9. spelling out
  10. spelling pronunciation
  11. spelling pronunciations

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Adapted from Wiktionary: spelling it out (page history and authors); spell it out (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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