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losing control

losing control is the present participle and gerund of lose control.

Meaning of lose control

Verb

lose control (third-person singular simple present loses control, present participle losing control, simple past and past participle lost control)

  1. (set phrase) To become unable to control one's emotions or actions; to abandon rationality or reason.
    • When he said that she lost control, and punched him in the nose.

Questions about losing control

What is losing control the present participle and gerund of?
Losing control is the present participle and gerund of lose control.

Words near losing control in the dictionary

  1. losigamone
  2. losin'
  3. losindole
  4. losing
  5. losing caste
  6. losing control
  7. losing count
  8. losing face
  9. losing ground
  10. losing hazard
  11. losing hazards

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