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looking on the dark side of it

looking on the dark side of it is the present participle of look on the dark side of it.

Meaning of look on the dark side of it

Verb

look on the dark side of it (third-person singular simple present looks on the dark side of it, present participle looking on the dark side of it, simple past and past participle looked on the dark side of it)

  1. (dated, obsolete) To examine an aspect or facet of something in a negative view.

Questions about looking on the dark side of it

What is looking on the dark side of it the present participle of?
Looking on the dark side of it is the present participle of look on the dark side of it.

Words near looking on the dark side of it in the dictionary

  1. looking on as
  2. looking on the black side
  3. looking on the bright side
  4. looking on the bright side of it
  5. looking on the dark side
  6. looking on the dark side of it
  7. looking on the gloomy side
  8. looking on the positive side
  9. looking one's age
  10. looking one's best
  11. looking out

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