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writing the book

writing the book is the present participle and gerund of write the book.

Meaning of write the book

Verb

write the book (third-person singular simple present writes the book, present participle writing the book, simple past wrote the book, past participle written the book)

  1. (colloquial, idiomatic, with-on) To be an authoritative expert on some specified topic.
    • Do I know how to play chess? I wrote the book on it!

Questions about writing the book

What is writing the book the present participle and gerund of?
Writing the book is the present participle and gerund of write the book.

Words near writing the book in the dictionary

  1. writing papers
  2. writing spider
  3. writing spiders
  4. writing system
  5. writing systems
  6. writing the book
  7. writing up
  8. writing-desk
  9. writing-desks
  10. writing-pad
  11. writing-pads

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