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letting one go

letting one go is the present participle and gerund of let one go.

Meaning of let one go

Verb

let one go (third-person singular simple present lets one go, present participle letting one go, simple past and past participle let one go)

  1. (idiomatic, slang) To fart.
    • I certainly can't recall him letting one go and not apportioning blame to me or one of my brothers[…]2012, Dougie Brimson, Art of Fart, →ISBN

Questions about letting one go

What is letting one go the present participle and gerund of?
Letting one go is the present participle and gerund of let one go.

Words near letting one go in the dictionary

  1. letting nature take her course
  2. letting nature take its course
  3. letting off
  4. letting off steam
  5. letting on
  6. letting one go
  7. letting one loose
  8. letting one off
  9. letting one's guard down
  10. letting one's hair down
  11. letting one's nuts hang

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