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going with the wind

going with the wind is the present participle and gerund of go with the wind.

Meaning of go with the wind

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To follow the direction of the wind.
  2. (idiomatic) To be carried away by the wind.
  3. (idiomatic) To disappear; to vanish.

Questions about going with the wind

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

Words near going with the wind in the dictionary

  1. going with a swing
  2. going with one's gut
  3. going with the flow
  4. going with the flow of traffic
  5. going with the turf
  6. going with the wind
  7. going without
  8. going without saying
  9. going wrong
  10. going, going, gone
  11. going-away parties

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