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following the sun

following the sun is the present participle and gerund of follow the sun.

Meaning of follow the sun

Verb

follow the sun (third-person singular simple present follows the sun, present participle following the sun, simple past and past participle followed the sun)

  1. To holiday or winter in a sunnier climate.
    • November was almost upon us; for me, there were just a couple of months to go. The sun was setting on my journey. Much warmth and light had surrounded me these past months as I followed the sun to so many countries and met so many […]2012, Laurie J. Rutherford Pederson, The Year I Followed the Sun, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 338

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Questions about following the sun

What is following the sun the present participle and gerund of?
Following the sun is the present participle and gerund of follow the sun.

Words near following the sun in the dictionary

  1. following someone to the ends of the world
  2. following suit
  3. following the crowd
  4. following the leader
  5. following the money
  6. following the sun
  7. following the wind
  8. following through
  9. following to the grave
  10. following up
  11. following up on

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