ordering around

A form of order around — To command (someone) repeatedly and unpleasantly, pointlessly or without proper authority.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of order around
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APA

ordering around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordering%20around

MLA

“ordering around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordering%20around. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ordering around,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ordering%20around.

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