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touching one's forelock

touching one's forelock is the present participle and gerund of touch one's forelock.

Meaning of touch one's forelock

Verb

touch one's forelock (third-person singular simple present touches one's forelock, present participle touching one's forelock, simple past and past participle touched one's forelock)

  1. Synonym of tug one's forelock.
    • Mr. Hempseed, touching his forelock, was quietly vacating the seat in the hearth. Everyone was staring curiously, yet deferentially, at the foreigners.1905, Emma Orczy, chapter III, in The Scarlet Pimpernel

Questions about touching one's forelock

What is touching one's forelock the present participle and gerund of?
Touching one's forelock is the present participle and gerund of touch one's forelock.

Words near touching one's forelock in the dictionary

  1. touching grass
  2. touching home
  3. touching in
  4. touching off
  5. touching on
  6. touching one's forelock
  7. touching oneself
  8. touching some grass
  9. touching someone's hem
  10. touching someone's robe
  11. touching the hem of someone's garment

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