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beating the dust

beating the dust is the present participle and gerund of beat the dust.

Meaning of beat the dust

Verb

beat the dust (third-person singular simple present beats the dust, present participle beating the dust, simple past beat the dust, past participle beaten the dust or (colloquial) beat the dust)

  1. (idiomatic) To perform curvets too precipitately or too low.

Questions about beating the dust

What is beating the dust the present participle and gerund of?
Beating the dust is the present participle and gerund of beat the dust.

Words near beating the dust in the dictionary

  1. beating the crowd
  2. beating the daylights out of
  3. beating the drum
  4. beating the drum for
  5. beating the dummy
  6. beating the dust
  7. beating the hoof
  8. beating the meat
  9. beating the odds
  10. beating the pants off
  11. beating the poop out of

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