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cottoning

verb
SayKOT-uhn-ingUS/ˈkɑt.n̩.ɪŋ/UK/ˈkɒt.n̩.ɪŋ/

1 meaning of cottoning

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  1. 1
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of cotton.

    She kept cottoning to people who shared her odd sense of humor.

    Readers are finally cottoning on to the author's hidden jokes.

    Note

    One -ing form doing two jobs: a participle in progressive verbs (she was cottoning the lamp) and a gerund naming the activity (the cottoning of the walls). The older craft senses are transitive and take a direct object, such as a wick, a wad or a wall hung with fabric. The familiar cottoning to and cottoning on take a particle instead, so any object follows the preposition.

cottoning is a form of cotton

cotton, verb: To get on well with someone or something; to have a good relationship. Full entry

Forms
cottoncottons he/she/itcottoning -ing formcottoned past tense, past participle
Spelling
cotton → cottoning: add -ing

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