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taking the chill off

taking the chill off is the present participle and gerund of take the chill off.

Meaning of take the chill off

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To make something less cold; to warm up slightly
  2. (intransitive) To become less cold; to warm up slightly

Questions about taking the chill off

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

Words near taking the chill off in the dictionary

  1. taking the bread out of someone's mouth
  2. taking the Browns to the Super Bowl
  3. taking the bull by the horns
  4. taking the cake
  5. taking the chair
  6. taking the chill off
  7. taking the Chiltern Hundreds
  8. taking the count
  9. taking the coward's way out
  10. taking the cure
  11. taking the easy way out

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