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going off at a tangent

going off at a tangent is the present participle and gerund of go off at a tangent.

Questions about going off at a tangent

What is going off at a tangent the present participle and gerund of?
Going off at a tangent is the present participle and gerund of go off at a tangent.

Words near going off at a tangent in the dictionary

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

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