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looking like something the cat dragged in

looking like something the cat dragged in is the present participle and gerund of look like something the cat dragged in.

Meaning of look like something the cat dragged in

Verb

look like something the cat dragged in (third-person singular simple present looks like something the cat dragged in, present participle looking like something the cat dragged in, simple past and past participle looked like something the cat dragged in)

  1. (informal, simile) To have a very dishevelled or untidy appearance.

Questions about looking like something the cat dragged in

What is looking like something the cat dragged in the present participle and gerund of?
Looking like something the cat dragged in is the present participle and gerund of look like something the cat dragged in.

Words near looking like something the cat dragged in in the dictionary

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

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