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busting off

busting off is the present participle and gerund of bust off.

Meaning of bust off

Verb

bust off (third-person singular simple present busts off, present participle busting off, simple past and past participle busted off or bust off)

  1. (intransitive, slang, transitive, African-American Vernacular) To shoot (a gun); to shoot or start a shootout.
    • I'm bustin' off my pistol.

Questions about busting off

What is busting off the present participle and gerund of?
Busting off is the present participle and gerund of bust off.

Words near busting off in the dictionary

  1. busting around
  2. busting ass
  3. busting down
  4. busting in
  5. busting into
  6. busting off
  7. busting on
  8. busting one's arse
  9. busting one's balls
  10. busting one's chops
  11. busting one's gut

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