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weighing in the balance

weighing in the balance is the present participle and gerund of weigh in the balance.

Meaning of weigh in the balance

Verb

weigh in the balance (third-person singular simple present weighs in the balance, present participle weighing in the balance, simple past and past participle weighed in the balance)

  1. To ponder or evaluate; to assess the merits and demerits of.
    • All these arguments must be weighed in the balance.

Questions about weighing in the balance

What is weighing in the balance the present participle and gerund of?
Weighing in the balance is the present participle and gerund of weigh in the balance.

Words near weighing in the balance in the dictionary

  1. weighing bottles
  2. weighing down
  3. weighing funnel
  4. weighing funnels
  5. weighing in
  6. weighing in the balance
  7. weighing machine
  8. weighing machines
  9. weighing off
  10. weighing on
  11. weighing one's words

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