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avoiding like the plague

avoiding like the plague is the present participle and gerund of avoid like the plague.

Meaning of avoid like the plague

Verb

avoid like the plague (third-person singular simple present avoids like the plague, present participle avoiding like the plague, simple past and past participle avoided like the plague)

  1. (simile) To evade or shun, if at all possible.
    • Cliché should be avoided like the plague.

Questions about avoiding like the plague

What is avoiding like the plague the present participle and gerund of?
Avoiding like the plague is the present participle and gerund of avoid like the plague.

Words near avoiding like the plague in the dictionary

  1. avoider
  2. avoiders
  3. avoidest
  4. avoideth
  5. avoiding
  6. avoiding like the plague
  7. avoidings
  8. avoidless
  9. avoidment
  10. avoidments
  11. avoids

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