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telling fortunes

telling fortunes is the present participle and gerund of tell fortunes.

Meaning of tell fortunes

Verb

tell fortunes (third-person singular simple present tells fortunes, present participle telling fortunes, simple past and past participle told fortunes)

  1. (idiomatic) To tell someone's destiny or future, usually by magic.

Questions about telling fortunes

What is telling fortunes the present participle and gerund of?
Telling fortunes is the present participle and gerund of tell fortunes.

Words near telling fortunes in the dictionary

  1. telling against
  2. telling all
  3. telling apart
  4. telling bone
  5. telling bones
  6. telling fortunes
  7. telling it like it is
  8. telling it to the hand
  9. telling its own tale
  10. telling noses
  11. telling of

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