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pulling away

pulling away is the present participle and gerund of pull away.

Meaning of pull away

Verb

pull away (third-person singular simple present pulls away, present participle pulling away, simple past and past participle pulled away)

  1. (idiomatic) To move ahead.
    • Schumacher is beginning to pull away from the rest of the racers.
  2. (transitive) To move oneself further from a target, either literally or figuratively
    • She pulled away from me when I approached her.

Questions about pulling away

What is pulling away the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling away is the present participle and gerund of pull away.

Words near pulling away in the dictionary

  1. pulling an all-nighter
  2. pulling apart
  3. pulling aside
  4. pulling at someone's heart strings
  5. pulling at someone's heartstrings
  6. pulling away
  7. pulling back
  8. pulling back the curtain
  9. pulling down
  10. pulling down a notch
  11. pulling down the curtain

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