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sticking a needle in my eye

sticking a needle in my eye is the present participle and gerund of stick a needle in my eye.

Meaning of stick a needle in my eye

Verb

stick a needle in my eye (third-person singular simple present sticks a needle in my eye, present participle sticking a needle in my eye, simple past and past participle stuck a needle in my eye)

  1. Synonym of cross my heart and hope to die.
    • “Do you promise?” Tilley said.
      “Stick a needle in my eye.” Mica's mumbled reply came back in a rude singsong.2010, Lynn Hones, The Cult of Light and Lies, page 79

Questions about sticking a needle in my eye

What is sticking a needle in my eye the present participle and gerund of?
Sticking a needle in my eye is the present participle and gerund of stick a needle in my eye.

Words near sticking a needle in my eye in the dictionary

  1. stickily
  2. stickin'
  3. stickiness
  4. stickinesses
  5. sticking
  6. sticking a needle in my eye
  7. sticking around
  8. sticking at
  9. sticking at nothing
  10. sticking by
  11. sticking down

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