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levelling to the ground

levelling to the ground is the present participle and gerund of level to the ground.

Meaning of level to the ground

Verb

level to the ground (third-person singular simple present levels to the ground, present participle (US) leveling to the ground or (UK) levelling to the ground, simple past and past participle (US) leveled to the ground or (UK) levelled to the ground)

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To completely demolish, to raze.
    • They leveled the building to the ground.
    Synonyms:
    raze to the ground

Questions about levelling to the ground

What is levelling to the ground the present participle and gerund of?
Levelling to the ground is the present participle and gerund of level to the ground.

Words near levelling to the ground in the dictionary

  1. levelling off
  2. levelling out
  3. levelling staff
  4. levelling staffs
  5. levelling staves
  6. levelling to the ground
  7. levelling up
  8. levelling with
  9. levellings
  10. levellish
  11. Levells

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