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locking the stable door after the horse has bolted

locking the stable door after the horse has bolted is the present participle and gerund of lock the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Meaning of lock the stable door after the horse has bolted

Verb

lock the stable door after the horse has bolted (third-person singular simple present locks the stable door after the horse has bolted, present participle locking the stable door after the horse has bolted, simple past and past participle locked the stable door after the horse had bolted)

  1. Synonym of close the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Questions about locking the stable door after the horse has bolted

What is locking the stable door after the horse has bolted the present participle and gerund of?
Locking the stable door after the horse has bolted is the present participle and gerund of lock the stable door after the horse has bolted.

Words near locking the stable door after the horse has bolted in the dictionary

  1. locking rooms
  2. locking shift
  3. locking shifts
  4. locking someone up and throwing away the key
  5. locking the stable door after the horse has been stolen
  6. locking the stable door after the horse has bolted
  7. locking through
  8. locking under
  9. locking up
  10. Lockinge
  11. lockingly

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