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hitting the high notes

hitting the high notes is the present participle and gerund of hit the high notes.

Meaning of hit the high notes

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To produce or attain, at least for a period of time, an especially satisfactory degree of achievement or fulfilment.
    • The flavors of the food hit the high notes: the rightly famous Canlis salad, the signature Peter Canlis sweet prawns floating on a sea of butter, and a succulent Kobe-style steak.2008 April 24, Leslie Kelly, “Sound and bites pair well at these places”, in Seattle Post-Intelligencer, retrieved 16 Nov 2017

Questions about hitting the high notes

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

Words near hitting the high notes in the dictionary

  1. hitting the ground running
  2. hitting the gym
  3. hitting the hay
  4. hitting the head
  5. hitting the headlines
  6. hitting the high notes
  7. hitting the jackpot
  8. hitting the mark
  9. hitting the nail on the head
  10. hitting the pan
  11. hitting the pavement

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