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chucking it down

chucking it down is the present participle and gerund of chuck it down.

Meaning of chuck it down

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To rain heavily.
    • It's really chucking it down! I'm glad I brought my umbrella.

Questions about chucking it down

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

Words near chucking it down in the dictionary

  1. chucking a sickie
  2. chucking a uey
  3. chucking away
  4. chucking down
  5. chucking in
  6. chucking it down
  7. chucking it in
  8. chucking it up
  9. chucking off
  10. chucking one's toys out of the cot
  11. chucking out

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