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taking air

taking air is the present participle and gerund of take air.

Meaning of take air

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) To be divulged; to be made public.
    • [T]his secret having taken air, the old Israelite had contrived a scheme to separate them for ever; and they being apprized of his intention, had found means to elope from his house […].1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

Questions about taking air

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

Words near taking air in the dictionary

  1. taking action
  2. taking advantage of
  3. taking after
  4. taking against
  5. taking aim
  6. taking air
  7. taking aloft
  8. taking an l
  9. taking apart
  10. taking at advantage
  11. taking at face value

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