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weighing one's words

weighing one's words is the present participle of weigh one's words.

Meaning of weigh one's words

Verb

weigh one's words (third-person singular simple present weighs one's words, present participle weighing one's words, simple past and past participle weighed one's words)

  1. (figuratively) To think carefully about what one will say.

Questions about weighing one's words

What is weighing one's words the present participle of?
Weighing one's words is the present participle of weigh one's words.

Words near weighing one's words in the dictionary

  1. weighing in the balance
  2. weighing machine
  3. weighing machines
  4. weighing off
  5. weighing on
  6. weighing one's words
  7. weighing out
  8. weighing scales
  9. weighing up
  10. weighing-in
  11. weighing-ins

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