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folding one's tent

folding one's tent is the present participle and gerund of fold one's tent.

Meaning of fold one's tent

Verb

fold one's tent (third-person singular simple present folds one's tent, present participle folding one's tent, simple past and past participle folded one's tent)

  1. (idiomatic) To withdraw, especially in a discreet manner; to disengage; to quit.
    • And the night shall be filled with music,
      And the cares that infest the day
      Shall fold their tents like the Arabs,
      And as silently steal away.1844, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, "The Day is Done" (proem to The Waif), lines 41-44

Questions about folding one's tent

What is folding one's tent the present participle and gerund of?
Folding one's tent is the present participle and gerund of fold one's tent.

Words near folding one's tent in the dictionary

  1. folding like a cheap suitcase
  2. folding like a cheap tent
  3. folding like a lawn chair
  4. folding money
  5. folding one's arms
  6. folding one's tent
  7. folding out
  8. folding rooftop
  9. folding rooftops
  10. folding screen
  11. folding screens

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