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going nuts

going nuts is the present participle and gerund of go nuts.

Meaning of go nuts

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To become mad.
    • Yeah, I sometimes go nuts when people try and write on my stuff.
  2. (imperative, informal) Go ahead; feel free.
    • "Can we play in the garden?" "Sure, go nuts."

Questions about going nuts

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

Words near going nuts in the dictionary

  1. going negative
  2. going night-night
  3. going nowhere
  4. going nowhere fast
  5. going nuclear
  6. going nuts
  7. going off
  8. going off at a tangent
  9. going off at half cock
  10. going off at halfcock
  11. going off at score

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