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dropping like a hot skillet

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

Meaning of drop like a hot skillet

Verb

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

  1. (US) Synonym of drop like a hot potato.

Questions about dropping like a hot skillet

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

Words near dropping like a hot skillet in the dictionary

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

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