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facing off

facing off is the present participle and gerund of face off.

Meaning of face off

Verb

face off (third-person singular simple present faces off, present participle facing off, simple past and past participle faced off)

  1. (intransitive) To confront (each other).
    • When Bank of Scotland and RBS faced off in that epic battle for NatWest ...2009 February 22, Ruaridh Nicoll, “Behind the demise”, in The Observer

Questions about facing off

What is facing off the present participle and gerund of?
Facing off is the present participle and gerund of face off.

Words near facing off in the dictionary

  1. facilizes
  2. facilizing
  3. facing
  4. facing down
  5. facing facts
  6. facing off
  7. facing out
  8. facing points
  9. facing the facts
  10. facing the music
  11. facing up

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