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going out swinging

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

Meaning of go out swinging

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of go down swinging.

Questions about going out swinging

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

Words near going out swinging in the dictionary

  1. going one's ways
  2. going or blowing
  3. going out
  4. going out of one's way
  5. going out on a limb
  6. going out swinging
  7. going out with a bang
  8. going out with the ark
  9. going over
  10. going over as well as a lead balloon
  11. going over like a lead balloon

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