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casting back

casting back is the present participle and gerund of cast back.

Meaning of cast back

Verb

cast back (third-person singular simple present casts back, present participle casting back, simple past and past participle cast back)

  1. (intransitive) To think about or imagine to a time in the past; to search or refer to one's memories of the past.

Questions about casting back

What is casting back the present participle and gerund of?
Casting back is the present participle and gerund of cast back.

Words near casting back in the dictionary

  1. casting anchor
  2. casting around
  3. casting aside
  4. casting aspersions
  5. casting away
  6. casting back
  7. casting call
  8. casting calls
  9. casting caution to the wind
  10. casting couch
  11. casting couches

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