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painting the wagon

painting the wagon is the present participle and gerund of paint the wagon.

Meaning of paint the wagon

Verb

paint the wagon (third-person singular simple present paints the wagon, present participle painting the wagon, simple past and past participle painted the wagon)

  1. (idiomatic) To get things done.
    • John, you still haven’t closed that deal; you need to paint that wagon now!

Questions about painting the wagon

What is painting the wagon the present participle and gerund of?
Painting the wagon is the present participle and gerund of paint the wagon.

Words near painting the wagon in the dictionary

  1. painting over
  2. painting rocks
  3. painting the tape
  4. painting the town
  5. painting the town red
  6. painting the wagon
  7. painting up
  8. painting with a broad brush
  9. painting with a wide brush
  10. painting with the same brush
  11. paintinglike

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