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wearing the breeches

wearing the breeches is the present participle and gerund of wear the breeches.

Meaning of wear the breeches

Verb

wear the breeches (third-person singular simple present wears the breeches, present participle wearing the breeches, simple past wore the breeches, past participle worn the breeches)

  1. Synonym of wear the trousers.

Questions about wearing the breeches

What is wearing the breeches the present participle and gerund of?
Wearing the breeches is the present participle and gerund of wear the breeches.

Words near wearing the breeches in the dictionary

  1. wearing out
  2. wearing out one's welcome
  3. wearing rose-colored glasses
  4. wearing sackcloth and ashes
  5. wearing something on one's sleeve
  6. wearing the breeches
  7. wearing the pants
  8. wearing the trousers
  9. wearing thin
  10. wearing through
  11. wearing too many hats

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