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plowing ahead

plowing ahead is the present participle and gerund of plow ahead.

Meaning of plow ahead

Verb

plow ahead (third-person singular simple present plows ahead, present participle plowing ahead, simple past and past participle plowed ahead)

  1. To continue doing something difficult; to continue without regard for resistance.
    • Buster plowed ahead with the laptop rollout, ignoring the protests of the workers who had only ever used desktop PC's.

Questions about plowing ahead

What is plowing ahead the present participle and gerund of?
Plowing ahead is the present participle and gerund of plow ahead.

Words near plowing ahead in the dictionary

  1. plowheads
  2. plowhorse
  3. plowhorses
  4. plowin'
  5. plowing
  6. plowing ahead
  7. plowing back
  8. plowing down
  9. plowing in
  10. plowing into
  11. plowing on

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