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losing the thread

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

Meaning of lose the thread

Verb

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

  1. (figuratively) To get distracted and lose track of something (one's train of thought, a conversation).

Questions about losing the thread

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

Words near losing the thread in the dictionary

  1. losing the dressing room
  2. losing the fang
  3. losing the number of one's mess
  4. losing the plot
  5. losing the run of oneself
  6. losing the thread
  7. losing time
  8. losing touch
  9. losing track
  10. losinge
  11. losinges

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