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hitting the floor

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

Meaning of hit the floor

Verb

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

  1. (slang) To get on the dance floor and dance.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see hit, floor.

Questions about hitting the floor

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

Words near hitting the floor in the dictionary

  1. hitting the button
  2. hitting the ceiling
  3. hitting the deck
  4. hitting the dirt
  5. hitting the fan
  6. hitting the floor
  7. hitting the gas
  8. hitting the gold
  9. hitting the ground running
  10. hitting the gym
  11. hitting the hay

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