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taking a pill

taking a pill is the present participle and gerund of take a pill.

Meaning of take a pill

Verb

take a pill (third-person singular simple present takes a pill, present participle taking a pill, simple past took a pill, past participle taken a pill)

  1. (colloquial, often in imperative) To change one's attitude or expressed feeling.
    • “You and Derek should take a pill,” Addy said. / “Why? I'm glad to hear you've got all those people in your corner. Even if you don't get Sean, at least that means you have real friends.”2005, A. R. Nyfors, Walk Out a Mean Free Path, page 312

Questions about taking a pill

What is taking a pill the present participle and gerund of?
Taking a pill is the present participle and gerund of take a pill.

Words near taking a pill in the dictionary

  1. taking a number
  2. taking a page out of someone's book
  3. taking a page out of someone's playbook
  4. taking a pew
  5. taking a picture
  6. taking a pill
  7. taking a piss
  8. taking a pitch
  9. taking a powder
  10. taking a pull
  11. taking a rain check

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