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going down swinging

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

Meaning of go down swinging

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.

Questions about going down swinging

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

Words near going down swinging in the dictionary

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

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