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dropping like a hot brick

dropping like a hot brick is the present participle and gerund of drop like a hot brick.

Meaning of drop like a hot brick

Verb

drop like a hot brick (third-person singular simple present drops like a hot brick, present participle dropping like a hot brick, simple past and past participle dropped like a hot brick)

  1. Synonym of drop like a hot potato.

Questions about dropping like a hot brick

What is dropping like a hot brick the present participle and gerund of?
Dropping like a hot brick is the present participle and gerund of drop like a hot brick.

Words near dropping like a hot brick in the dictionary

  1. dropping fire
  2. dropping fires
  3. dropping in
  4. dropping into
  5. dropping like a bad habit
  6. dropping like a hot brick
  7. dropping like a hot potato
  8. dropping like a hot skillet
  9. dropping like flies
  10. dropping neck
  11. dropping off

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