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tucking into

tucking into is the present participle and gerund of tuck into.

Meaning of tuck into

Verb

tuck into (third-person singular simple present tucks into, present participle tucking into, simple past and past participle tucked into)

  1. (transitive) To eat, especially with gusto.
    • If you'll just let little Wackford tuck into something fat, I'll be obliged to you.1839, Charles Dickens, chapter 39, in Nicholas Nickleby
  2. (transitive) To place or secure someone or something into a snug location, with items being pushed, folded, or concealed in a tight space.

Questions about tucking into

What is tucking into the present participle and gerund of?
Tucking into is the present participle and gerund of tuck into.

Words near tucking into in the dictionary

  1. Tuckeys
  2. Tucki Tucki
  3. tucking
  4. tucking away
  5. tucking in
  6. tucking into
  7. tucking out
  8. tucking up
  9. tuckings
  10. Tuckman
  11. Tuckombil

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