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pacing oneself

pacing oneself is the present participle and gerund of pace oneself.

Meaning of pace oneself

Verb

pace oneself (third-person singular simple present paces oneself, present participle pacing oneself, simple past and past participle paced oneself)

  1. To behave in a slow and careful way in order not to overexert oneself.
    • Is this it, I remember thinking, as I dripped sweat and rainwater the last few yards to the manse. Is this when the body parts start to rebel and refuse to function?
      So I'd learned to pace myself.2006, James Robertson, The Testament of Gideon Mack, page 201

Questions about pacing oneself

What is pacing oneself the present participle and gerund of?
Pacing oneself is the present participle and gerund of pace oneself.

Words near pacing oneself in the dictionary

  1. paciltaxel
  2. pacily
  3. paciness
  4. pacing
  5. pacing off
  6. pacing oneself
  7. pacing out
  8. pacings
  9. Pacini
  10. Pacinian
  11. Pacinian corpuscle

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