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happening across

happening across is the present participle and gerund of happen across.

Meaning of happen across

Verb

happen across (third-person singular simple present happens across, present participle happening across, simple past and past participle happened across)

  1. To find (something) by chance; to unexpectedly discover (something).

Questions about happening across

What is happening across the present participle and gerund of?
Happening across is the present participle and gerund of happen across.

Words near happening across in the dictionary

  1. happeners
  2. happenest
  3. happeneth
  4. happenin'
  5. happening
  6. happening across
  7. happening along
  8. happening by
  9. happening on
  10. happening upon
  11. happeningest

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