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acting the goat

acting the goat is the present participle and gerund of act the goat.

Meaning of act the goat

Verb

act the goat (third-person singular simple present acts the goat, present participle acting the goat, simple past and past participle acted the goat)

  1. To play around in a silly manner.

Questions about acting the goat

What is acting the goat the present participle and gerund of?
Acting the goat is the present participle and gerund of act the goat.

Words near acting the goat in the dictionary

  1. acting one's age, not one's shoe size
  2. acting out
  3. acting possum
  4. acting the fool
  5. acting the giddy goat
  6. acting the goat
  7. acting the hypocrite
  8. acting the jennet
  9. acting the jinnet
  10. acting the maggot
  11. acting up

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