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ploughing on

ploughing on is the present participle and gerund of plough on.

Meaning of plough on

Verb

plough on (third-person singular simple present ploughs on, present participle ploughing on, simple past and past participle ploughed on)

  1. To continue with a task despite it being menial, difficult, or boring
    • We could stop for a coffee, or plough on to the hotel.

Questions about ploughing on

What is ploughing on the present participle and gerund of?
Ploughing on is the present participle and gerund of plough on.

Words near ploughing on in the dictionary

  1. ploughing back
  2. ploughing down
  3. ploughing in
  4. ploughing into
  5. ploughing money
  6. ploughing on
  7. ploughing one's own furrow
  8. ploughing one's way
  9. ploughing over
  10. ploughing the back forty
  11. ploughing the sands

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