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faceplanting

faceplanting is the present participle and gerund of faceplant.

Meaning of faceplant

Verb

faceplant (third-person singular simple present faceplants, present participle faceplanting, simple past and past participle faceplanted)

  1. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To land face first.
    • Moments before she face-planted on the tile, his hands shot out and grabbed her, pulling her safely to his chest. She face-planted in the middle of his pecs instead.2013, Micah Persell, Of Consuming Fire: Middle of the Garden, Simon and Schuster, →ISBN
    Synonyms:
    eat it, eat shit
  2. (informal, intransitive) To completely fumble or fail in an activity, usually in a spectacular fashion.

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Questions about faceplanting

What is faceplanting the present participle and gerund of?
Faceplanting is the present participle and gerund of faceplant.

Words near faceplanting in the dictionary

  1. facepieces
  2. facepile
  3. facepiles
  4. faceplant
  5. faceplanted
  6. faceplanting
  7. faceplants
  8. faceplate
  9. faceplated
  10. faceplates
  11. faceprint

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