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going around the houses

going around the houses is the present participle and gerund of go around the houses.

Meaning of go around the houses

Verb

go around the houses (third-person singular simple present goes around the houses, present participle going around the houses, simple past went around the houses, past participle gone around the houses)

  1. (idiomatic) To do something (especially to speak) circuitously.
    Antonyms:
    come to the point, cut to the chase, get on with it, get to the point

Questions about going around the houses

What is going around the houses the present participle and gerund of?
Going around the houses is the present participle and gerund of go around the houses.

Words near going around the houses in the dictionary

  1. going amiss
  2. going ape
  3. going apeshit
  4. going around
  5. going around in circles
  6. going around the houses
  7. going around with
  8. going astray
  9. going at
  10. going at a good clip
  11. going at it

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