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falling around

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

Meaning of fall around

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To fall over continually, especially through drunkenness, clumsiness, or incompetence.
    • falling around the place

Questions about falling around

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

Words near falling around in the dictionary

  1. falling about
  2. falling action
  3. falling actions
  4. falling among
  5. falling apart
  6. falling around
  7. falling asleep
  8. falling asleep in the Lord
  9. falling at the final hurdle
  10. falling at the last hurdle
  11. falling away

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