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packing one's bags

packing one's bags is the present participle and gerund of pack one's bags.

Meaning of pack one's bags

Verb

pack one's bags (third-person singular simple present packs one's bags, present participle packing one's bags, simple past and past participle packed one's bags)

  1. (figuratively, informal) To get ready to leave a place of living and leave.

Questions about packing one's bags

What is packing one's bags the present participle and gerund of?
Packing one's bags is the present participle and gerund of pack one's bags.

Words near packing one's bags in the dictionary

  1. packing needles
  2. packing noodle
  3. packing noodles
  4. packing off
  5. packing on
  6. packing one's bags
  7. packing out
  8. packing parka
  9. packing parkas
  10. packing peanut
  11. packing peanuts

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