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wiping someone's nose

wiping someone's nose is the present participle and gerund of wipe someone's nose.

Meaning of wipe someone's nose

Verb

wipe someone's nose (third-person singular simple present wipes someone's nose, present participle wiping someone's nose, simple past and past participle wiped someone's nose)

  1. (idiomatic, slang, African-American Vernacular) To defeat someone humiliatingly, usually by robbing or killing.

Questions about wiping someone's nose

What is wiping someone's nose the present participle and gerund of?
Wiping someone's nose is the present participle and gerund of wipe someone's nose.

Words near wiping someone's nose in the dictionary

  1. wiping down
  2. wiping off
  3. wiping oneself
  4. wiping out
  5. wiping someone's eye
  6. wiping someone's nose
  7. wiping the floor with someone
  8. wiping the slate clean
  9. wiping up
  10. wipings
  11. wipipo

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