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chasing the dragon

chasing the dragon is the present participle and gerund of chase the dragon.

Meaning of chase the dragon

Verb

chase the dragon (third-person singular simple present chases the dragon, present participle chasing the dragon, simple past and past participle chased the dragon)

  1. (slang) To inhale the vapor from heated morphine, heroin, oxycodone or opium that has been placed on a piece of foil.
  2. (idiomatic) To chase after the promise of a continually fulfilling high from an addictive substance.

Questions about chasing the dragon

What is chasing the dragon the present participle and gerund of?
Chasing the dragon is the present participle and gerund of chase the dragon.

Words near chasing the dragon in the dictionary

  1. chasing pennies with dollars
  2. chasing rainbows
  3. chasing shadows
  4. chasing skirt
  5. chasing tail
  6. chasing the dragon
  7. chasing up
  8. chasings
  9. Chasiv Yar
  10. Chaska
  11. Chaskhar

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