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bogging down

bogging down is the present participle and gerund of bog down.

Meaning of bog down

Verb

bog down (third-person singular simple present bogs down, present participle bogging down, simple past and past participle bogged down)

  1. (intransitive, "get"-passive) To become stuck (as if in a bog) and unable to progress.
    • We've gotten bogged down in trifling details.
  2. (transitive) To cause to become stuck and unable to progress.
    Synonyms:
    mire, hamper, stymie

Questions about bogging down

What is bogging down the present participle and gerund of?
Bogging down is the present participle and gerund of bog down.

Words near bogging down in the dictionary

  1. boggiest
  2. boggily
  3. boggin'
  4. bogginess
  5. bogging
  6. bogging down
  7. bogging in
  8. bogging into
  9. bogging off
  10. Boggio
  11. Boggios

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