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happening along

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

Meaning of happen along

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To arrive by chance; to occur by happenstance.
    • "Now, if a rattling good earthquake were to happen along, you might awake in the morning to find yourself on an island, or even under water."1892, Julian Hawthorne, chapter 1, in The Golden Fleece

Questions about happening along

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

Words near happening along in the dictionary

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

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