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hailing down

hailing down is the present participle and gerund of hail down.

Meaning of hail down

Verb

hail down (third-person singular simple present hails down, present participle hailing down, simple past and past participle hailed down)

  1. (intransitive) to fall from the sky, as hail
  2. (figuratively, intransitive) to beat down suddenly and harshly
    • Criticism hailed down on them.

Questions about hailing down

What is hailing down the present participle and gerund of?
Hailing down is the present participle and gerund of hail down.

Words near hailing down in the dictionary

  1. hailfalls
  2. hailfellow
  3. hailfellows
  4. Hailie
  5. hailing
  6. hailing down
  7. hailing from
  8. hailings
  9. haill
  10. haillike
  11. Hailokhong

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