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flying off at a tangent

flying off at a tangent is the present participle and gerund of fly off at a tangent.

Meaning of fly off at a tangent

Verb

fly off at a tangent (third-person singular simple present flies off at a tangent, present participle flying off at a tangent, simple past flew off at a tangent, past participle flown off at a tangent)

  1. (idiomatic) To digress from a topic.

Questions about flying off at a tangent

What is flying off at a tangent the present participle and gerund of?
Flying off at a tangent is the present participle and gerund of fly off at a tangent.

Words near flying off at a tangent in the dictionary

  1. flying meets
  2. flying mice
  3. flying monkeys
  4. flying mouse
  5. flying off
  6. flying off at a tangent
  7. flying off the handle
  8. flying off the shelves
  9. flying officer
  10. flying officers
  11. flying ointment

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