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going or blowing

going or blowing is the present participle and gerund of go or blow.

Meaning of go or blow

Verb

go or blow (third-person singular simple present goes or blows, present participle going or blowing, simple past went or blew, past participle gone or blown)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) Of a car or its engine: to perform either very well or not at all.

Questions about going or blowing

What is going or blowing the present participle and gerund of?
Going or blowing is the present participle and gerund of go or blow.

Words near going or blowing in the dictionary

  1. going once, going twice
  2. going once, going twice, sold
  3. going one better
  4. going one's own way
  5. going one's ways
  6. going or blowing
  7. going out
  8. going out of one's way
  9. going out on a limb
  10. going out swinging
  11. going out with a bang

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