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striking someone's fancy

striking someone's fancy is the present participle and gerund of strike someone's fancy.

Meaning of strike someone's fancy

Verb

strike someone's fancy (third-person singular simple present strikes someone's fancy, present participle striking someone's fancy, simple past and past participle struck someone's fancy)

  1. To attract or appeal to someone.
    • Some of the china ornaments in the gift shop struck my fancy.

Questions about striking someone's fancy

What is striking someone's fancy the present participle and gerund of?
Striking someone's fancy is the present participle and gerund of strike someone's fancy.

Words near striking someone's fancy in the dictionary

  1. striking out
  2. striking plate
  3. striking plates
  4. striking range
  5. striking someone when they are down
  6. striking someone's fancy
  7. striking tallies
  8. striking the colors
  9. striking the iron while it's hot
  10. striking the tent
  11. striking through

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