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foreshooting

foreshooting is the present participle and gerund of foreshoot.

Meaning of foreshoot

Verb

foreshoot (third-person singular simple present foreshoots, present participle foreshooting, simple past and past participle foreshot)

  1. To go too far forward; overshoot.
    • Instantly he gave the rein to his horse, and with panting speed foreshot his little army : in a moment after his beloved Fanny sprang into his arms.1825, Mac Erin O'Tara, Thomas Fitz-Gerald, the lord of Offaley, page 65

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Questions about foreshooting

What is foreshooting the present participle and gerund of?
Foreshooting is the present participle and gerund of foreshoot.

Words near foreshooting in the dictionary

  1. foreships
  2. foreshock
  3. foreshocks
  4. foreshone
  5. foreshoot
  6. foreshooting
  7. foreshoots
  8. foreshop
  9. foreshops
  10. foreshore
  11. foreshores

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