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looking alike

looking alike is the present participle and gerund of look alike.

Meaning of look alike

Verb

look alike (third-person singular simple present looks alike, present participle looking alike, simple past and past participle looked alike)

  1. (intransitive) Of multiple things or people, to have a similar visual appearance.

Questions about looking alike

What is looking alike the present participle and gerund of?
Looking alike is the present participle and gerund of look alike.

Words near looking alike in the dictionary

  1. looking
  2. looking a fright
  3. looking after
  4. looking ahead
  5. looking ahead to
  6. looking alike
  7. looking alive
  8. looking around
  9. looking as if one had lost a shilling and found sixpence
  10. looking as if one has been dragged through a hedge backwards
  11. looking as if one has lost a shilling and found sixpence

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