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hitting bottom

hitting bottom is the present participle and gerund of hit bottom.

Meaning of hit bottom

Verb

hit bottom (third-person singular simple present hits bottom, present participle hitting bottom, simple past and past participle hit bottom)

  1. (figuratively) To reach a nadir or lowest point.
    • After years of wild partying, Joe hit bottom and became a homeless drug addict.

Questions about hitting bottom

What is hitting bottom the present participle and gerund of?
Hitting bottom is the present participle and gerund of hit bottom.

Words near hitting bottom in the dictionary

  1. hitting and running
  2. hitting away
  3. hitting back
  4. hitting below one's weight
  5. hitting below the belt
  6. hitting bottom
  7. hitting different
  8. hitting home
  9. hitting into the long grass
  10. hitting it and quitting it
  11. hitting it big

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