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taking one's eyes off

taking one's eyes off is the present participle and gerund of take one's eyes off.

Meaning of take one's eyes off

Verb

take one's eyes off (third-person singular simple present takes one's eyes off, present participle taking one's eyes off, simple past took one's eyes off, past participle taken one's eyes off)

  1. (idiomatic) To stop looking at (something).
    • The old stomach sickness clutched me. put one hand on the edge of the house to steady myself. My lips seemed suddenly dry and I moistened them against the need of speech. Nor did for an instant take my eyes off him.1904, Jack London, chapter 32, in The Sea-Wolf (Macmillan’s Standard Library), New York, N.Y.: Grosset & Dunlap, →OCLC

Questions about taking one's eyes off

What is taking one's eyes off the present participle and gerund of?
Taking one's eyes off is the present participle and gerund of take one's eyes off.

Words near taking one's eyes off in the dictionary

  1. taking one's courage in both hands
  2. taking one's cue from
  3. taking one's custom elsewhere
  4. taking one's ease
  5. taking one's eye off the ball
  6. taking one's eyes off
  7. taking one's eyes off the ball
  8. taking one's half out of the middle
  9. taking one's hat off to
  10. taking one's hook
  11. taking one's kit off

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