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dropping one's guard

dropping one's guard is the present participle and gerund of drop one's guard.

Meaning of drop one's guard

Verb

drop one's guard (third-person singular simple present drops one's guard, present participle dropping one's guard, simple past and past participle dropped one's guard)

  1. Synonym of lower one's guard.

Questions about dropping one's guard

What is dropping one's guard the present participle and gerund of?
Dropping one's guard is the present participle and gerund of drop one's guard.

Words near dropping one's guard in the dictionary

  1. dropping off the hooks
  2. dropping off the map
  3. dropping off the radar
  4. dropping one's beads
  5. dropping one's bundle
  6. dropping one's guard
  7. dropping out
  8. dropping point
  9. dropping points
  10. dropping round
  11. dropping someone a line

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