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living down

living down is the present participle and gerund of live down.

Meaning of live down

Verb

live down (third-person singular simple present lives down, present participle living down, simple past and past participle lived down)

  1. (informal) To live so as to subdue or refute.
    • to live down slander
  2. (idiomatic) To cause others to forget about something embarrassing that happened to oneself.
    • I'll never be able to live down that time my pants fell down at the school dance.

Questions about living down

What is living down the present participle and gerund of?
Living down is the present participle and gerund of live down.

Words near living down in the dictionary

  1. living deaths
  2. living diaper
  3. living diapers
  4. living donation
  5. living donor
  6. living down
  7. living down to
  8. living end
  9. living fence
  10. living fences
  11. living floor

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