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losing one's bearings

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

Meaning of lose one's bearings

Verb

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

  1. To become disoriented.

Questions about losing one's bearings

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

Words near losing one's bearings in the dictionary

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

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