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looking like one swallowed a bug

looking like one swallowed a bug is the present participle and gerund of look like one swallowed a bug.

Meaning of look like one swallowed a bug

Verb

look like one swallowed a bug (third-person singular simple present looks like one swallowed a bug, present participle looking like one swallowed a bug, simple past and past participle looked like one swallowed a bug)

  1. (colloquial) To have a dismayed or shocked facial expression.

Questions about looking like one swallowed a bug

What is looking like one swallowed a bug the present participle and gerund of?
Looking like one swallowed a bug is the present participle and gerund of look like one swallowed a bug.

Words near looking like one swallowed a bug in the dictionary

  1. looking in the face
  2. looking into
  3. looking it
  4. looking like
  5. looking like a bomb has hit it
  6. looking like one swallowed a bug
  7. looking like something the cat brought in
  8. looking like something the cat dragged in
  9. looking like something the cat's dragged in
  10. looking like who did it and ran
  11. looking like who did it and ran away

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