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plowing the sands

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

Meaning of plow the sands

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to spend considerable time and effort to do something useless; to waste time

Questions about plowing the sands

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

Words near plowing the sands in the dictionary

  1. plowing in
  2. plowing into
  3. plowing on
  4. plowing one's way
  5. plowing over
  6. plowing the sands
  7. plowing through
  8. plowing under
  9. plowing up
  10. plowing with one's heifer
  11. plowings

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