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going poof

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

Meaning of go poof

Verb

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

  1. (informal) to disappear
    • Yet-a second look-and zugzwang, and Black's game goes poof!1954 January, I. A. Horowitz, “How to Win in the Middle Game”, in Chess Review

Questions about going poof

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

Words near going poof in the dictionary

  1. going pear-shaped
  2. going pearshaped
  3. going phut
  4. going places
  5. going platinum
  6. going poof
  7. going postal
  8. going potty
  9. going public
  10. going quietly
  11. going rate

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