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chucking away

chucking away is the present participle and gerund of chuck away.

Meaning of chuck away

Verb

chuck away (third-person singular simple present chucks away, present participle chucking away, simple past and past participle chucked away)

  1. (informal, transitive) To discard, or throw away.
    • This shirt has just about had it. I think I'll chuck it away.

Questions about chucking away

What is chucking away the present participle and gerund of?
Chucking away is the present participle and gerund of chuck away.

Words near chucking away in the dictionary

  1. chuckiestone
  2. chuckiestones
  3. chucking
  4. chucking a sickie
  5. chucking a uey
  6. chucking away
  7. chucking down
  8. chucking in
  9. chucking it down
  10. chucking it in
  11. chucking it up

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