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go down swinging

go down swinging verb: synonym of go down fighting.

Verb

go down swinging (third-person singular simple present goes down swinging, present participle going down swinging, simple past went down swinging, past participle gone down swinging)

  1. Synonym of go down fighting.

Synonyms of go down swinging

Forms of go down swinging

third-person singular presentgoes down swinging
present participlegoing down swinging
pastwent down swinging
past participlegone down swinging

Questions about go down swinging

What does go down swinging mean?
Go down swinging means synonym of go down fighting.
What part of speech is go down swinging?
Go down swinging is a verb.
What is the past tense of go down swinging?
The past tense of go down swinging is went down swinging.

Words near go down swinging in the dictionary

  1. go down like a lead balloon
  2. go down like a lead zeppelin
  3. go down like a sack of potatoes
  4. go down on
  5. go down south
  6. go down swinging
  7. go down that road
  8. go down the drain
  9. go down the khazi
  10. go down the pan
  11. go down the road

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