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catching some rays

catching some rays is the present participle and gerund of catch some rays.

Meaning of catch some rays

Verb

catch some rays (third-person singular simple present catches some rays, present participle catching some rays, simple past and past participle caught some rays)

  1. (idiomatic) To sunbathe.
    • "We want to sit on the beach, watch the girls, and go catch some rays."1992 July 15, Josh Barbanel, “The Lady Edna Is Gone But Not From Long Beach”, in New York Times, retrieved 01 Mar 2017

Questions about catching some rays

What is catching some rays the present participle and gerund of?
Catching some rays is the present participle and gerund of catch some rays.

Words near catching some rays in the dictionary

  1. catching one's drift
  2. catching out
  3. catching print
  4. catching red-handed
  5. catching sight of
  6. catching some rays
  7. catching some z's
  8. catching some zs
  9. catching someone at their own game
  10. catching someone napping
  11. catching someone with a hand in the cookie jar

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