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losing one's balance

losing one's balance is the present participle and gerund of lose one's balance.

Meaning of lose one's balance

Verb

lose one's balance (third-person singular simple present loses one's balance, present participle losing one's balance, simple past and past participle lost one's balance)

  1. To become unsteady.

Questions about losing one's balance

What is losing one's balance the present participle and gerund of?
Losing one's balance is the present participle and gerund of lose one's balance.

Words near losing one's balance in the dictionary

  1. losing heart
  2. losing it
  3. losing line
  4. losing lines
  5. losing no time
  6. losing one's balance
  7. losing one's battle
  8. losing one's bearings
  9. losing one's bottle
  10. losing one's cookies
  11. losing one's cool

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