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going down fighting

going down fighting is the present participle and gerund of go down fighting.

Meaning of go down fighting

Verb

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

  1. To continue resisting, struggling, or putting up a strong effort until the very end, even when defeat is inevitable.

Questions about going down fighting

What is going down fighting the present participle and gerund of?
Going down fighting is the present participle and gerund of go down fighting.

Words near going down fighting in the dictionary

  1. going crazy
  2. going cunch
  3. going dark
  4. going deep
  5. going down
  6. going down fighting
  7. going down in flames
  8. going down in history
  9. going down like a cup of cold sick
  10. going down like a cup of sick
  11. going down like a lead balloon

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