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fighting a rearguard action

fighting a rearguard action is the present participle of fight a rearguard action.

Meaning of fight a rearguard action

Verb

fight a rearguard action (third-person singular simple present fights a rearguard action, present participle fighting a rearguard action, simple past and past participle fought a rearguard action)

  1. Synonym of fight a losing battle.

Questions about fighting a rearguard action

What is fighting a rearguard action the present participle of?
Fighting a rearguard action is the present participle of fight a rearguard action.

Words near fighting a rearguard action in the dictionary

  1. fighteth
  2. fightiest
  3. fightin'
  4. fighting
  5. fighting a losing battle
  6. fighting a rearguard action
  7. fighting back
  8. Fighting Bob
  9. fighting chair
  10. fighting chairs
  11. fighting chance

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