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falling over oneself

falling over oneself is the present participle and gerund of fall over oneself.

Meaning of fall over oneself

Verb

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

  1. To be unusually enthusiastic.
    • Catholic families in the town were falling over themselves in their anxiety to invite the young Franciscans to come and sit in their parlors and be made much of, with cookies and soft drinks.1948, Thomas Merton, The Seven Storey Mountain, published 1999, →ISBN, page 317

Questions about falling over oneself

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

Words near falling over oneself in the dictionary

  1. falling out of love
  2. falling out of the ugly tree and hitting every branch
  3. falling out upon
  4. falling outs
  5. falling over
  6. falling over oneself
  7. falling pregnant
  8. falling prey
  9. falling short
  10. falling sick
  11. falling sickness

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