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gaining steam

gaining steam is the present participle and gerund of gain steam.

Meaning of gain steam

Verb

gain steam (third-person singular simple present gains steam, present participle gaining steam, simple past and past participle gained steam)

  1. Synonym of gather steam.
    • Sam Bankman-Fried’s crypto fraud trial gained steam on Thursday when the co-founder of his fallen exchange, Gary Wang, took the stand as a government witness in Manhattan federal court.2023 October 5, Victoria Bekiempis, “FTX co-founder testifies he committed crimes with Sam Bankman-Fried”, in The Guardian, →ISSN
    Synonyms:
    gather steam

Questions about gaining steam

What is gaining steam the present participle and gerund of?
Gaining steam is the present participle and gerund of gain steam.

Words near gaining steam in the dictionary

  1. gaining ground
  2. gaining momentum
  3. gaining on
  4. gaining one's spurs
  5. gaining over
  6. gaining steam
  7. gaining time
  8. gaining traction
  9. gaining twist
  10. gaining twists
  11. gaining weight

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