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time watching

time watching is the present participle and gerund of time watch.

Meaning of time watch

Verb

time watch (third-person singular simple present time watches, present participle time watching, simple past and past participle time watched)

  1. (intransitive) To frequently check the current time.
    • Do not time watch. Clocks should not be visible from the bed.2015, Hanno W. Kirk, Restoring the Brain, page 99

Questions about time watching

What is time watching the present participle and gerund of?
Time watching is the present participle and gerund of time watch.

Words near time watching in the dictionary

  1. time warps
  2. time was
  3. time watch
  4. time watched
  5. time watches
  6. time watching
  7. time will tell
  8. time window
  9. time window out
  10. time windowed out
  11. time windowing out

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