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throws the handkerchief

throws the handkerchief is the third-person singular simple present indicative of throw the handkerchief.

Meaning of throw the handkerchief

Verb

throw the handkerchief (third-person singular simple present throws the handkerchief, present participle throwing the handkerchief, simple past threw the handkerchief, past participle thrown the handkerchief)

  1. To call upon the next person, for example when giving speeches.

Questions about throws the handkerchief

What is throws the handkerchief the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Throws the handkerchief is the third-person singular simple present indicative of throw the handkerchief.

Words near throws the handkerchief in the dictionary

  1. throws tantrums
  2. throws the baby out with the bathwater
  3. throws the book at
  4. throws the bull
  5. throws the bull around
  6. throws the handkerchief
  7. throws the hatchet
  8. throws the rulebook at
  9. throws them bows
  10. throws things at the wall and sees what sticks
  11. throws to the dogs

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