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pulling down the curtain

pulling down the curtain is the present participle and gerund of pull down the curtain.

Meaning of pull down the curtain

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of bring down the curtain (“bring something to an end”).

Questions about pulling down the curtain

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

Words near pulling down the curtain in the dictionary

  1. pulling away
  2. pulling back
  3. pulling back the curtain
  4. pulling down
  5. pulling down a notch
  6. pulling down the curtain
  7. pulling faces
  8. pulling for
  9. pulling in
  10. pulling in one's horns
  11. pulling into

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