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falling about

falling about is the present participle and gerund of fall about.

Meaning of fall about

Verb

fall about (third-person singular simple present falls about, present participle falling about, simple past fell about, past participle fallen about)

  1. To laugh so much that one's entire body moves somewhat uncontrollably.
    • Every time he performed the trick people would fall about laughing.

Questions about falling about

What is falling about the present participle and gerund of?
Falling about is the present participle and gerund of fall about.

Words near falling about in the dictionary

  1. fallibleness
  2. fallibly
  3. Fallin
  4. fallin'
  5. falling
  6. falling about
  7. falling action
  8. falling actions
  9. falling among
  10. falling apart
  11. falling around

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