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topping it off

topping it off is the present participle and gerund of top it off.

Meaning of top it off

Verb

top it off (third-person singular simple present tops it off, present participle topping it off, simple past and past participle topped it off)

  1. (idiomatic) To emphasize or underscore; to make something even better or worse.
    • The boss fired Fred and, to top it all off, he asked security to escort him to the door.

Questions about topping it off

What is topping it off the present participle and gerund of?
Topping it off is the present participle and gerund of top it off.

Words near topping it off in the dictionary

  1. topping and tailing
  2. topping cycle
  3. topping cycles
  4. topping from the bottom
  5. topping it all
  6. topping it off
  7. topping lift
  8. topping lifts
  9. topping off
  10. topping one's boom
  11. topping oneself

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