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closing in upon

closing in upon is the present participle and gerund of close in upon.

Meaning of close in upon

Verb

close in upon (third-person singular simple present closes in upon, present participle closing in upon, simple past and past participle closed in upon)

  1. Synonym of close in on.
    Synonyms:
    close in on

Questions about closing in upon

What is closing in upon the present participle and gerund of?
Closing in upon is the present participle and gerund of close in upon.

Words near closing in upon in the dictionary

  1. closing form
  2. closing forms
  3. Closing Government
  4. closing in
  5. closing in on
  6. closing in upon
  7. closing off
  8. closing one eye
  9. closing one's doors
  10. closing one's ears
  11. closing one's eyes

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Adapted from Wiktionary: closing in upon (page history and authors); close in upon (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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