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counting down

counting down is the present participle and gerund of count down.

Meaning of count down

Verb

count down (third-person singular simple present counts down, present participle counting down, simple past and past participle counted down)

  1. (transitive) To announce the passage of time to a precisely timed expected event.
    • The sound system counted down the seconds to meteor impact.
  2. (transitive) To await a precisely timed expected event.
    • The party was counting down the days to Inauguration.

Questions about counting down

What is counting down the present participle and gerund of?
Counting down is the present participle and gerund of count down.

Words near counting down in the dictionary

  1. counting cards
  2. counting cell hemocytometer
  3. counting cell hemocytometers
  4. counting chickens
  5. counting coup
  6. counting down
  7. counting frame
  8. counting frames
  9. counting glass
  10. counting glasses
  11. counting house

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