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hacking away

hacking away is the present participle and gerund of hack away.

Meaning of hack away

Verb

hack away (third-person singular simple present hacks away, present participle hacking away, simple past and past participle hacked away)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make progress on a difficult problem; to continue trying.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hack, away.
    • to hack away at the tough roots of a tree

Questions about hacking away

What is hacking away the present participle and gerund of?
Hacking away is the present participle and gerund of hack away.

Words near hacking away in the dictionary

  1. hackiest
  2. hackily
  3. hackiness
  4. hacking
  5. hacking around
  6. hacking away
  7. hacking cough
  8. hacking coughs
  9. hacking it
  10. hacking off
  11. hacking run

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