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following the wind

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

Meaning of follow the wind

Verb

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

  1. To choose what one does based on current circumstances rather than sticking to a plan or fixed set of principles.
    • Lucien wrote to Joseph: in a Revolution, it is essential to hew to a line, not "follow the wind" or "suddenly change sides."2004, Steven Englund, Napoleon: A Political Life, →ISBN, page 52
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see follow, wind.
    • Thus, short-term fluctuations in ice drift will tend to follow the wind, while longer-term variations can be more strongly affected by ice interaction.2012, Yvonne Herman, The Arctic Seas: Climatology, Oceanography, Geology, and Biology, →ISBN

Questions about following the wind

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

Words near following the wind in the dictionary

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

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