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dashing off

dashing off is the present participle and gerund of dash off.

Meaning of dash off

Verb

dash off (third-person singular simple present dashes off, present participle dashing off, simple past and past participle dashed off)

  1. (intransitive) To leave a place quickly or briefly.
    • I have to dash off to the store, but I'll be back soon.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To write quickly or informally.
    • Let me dash off a quick note.
    Synonyms:
    scribble off

Questions about dashing off

What is dashing off the present participle and gerund of?
Dashing off is the present participle and gerund of dash off.

Words near dashing off in the dictionary

  1. dashikis
  2. dashine
  3. dashines
  4. dashing
  5. dashing down
  6. dashing off
  7. dashing on
  8. dashing someone's hopes
  9. dashingly
  10. dashingness
  11. dashings

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Adapted from Wiktionary: dashing off (page history and authors); dash off (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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