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pulling one's punches

pulling one's punches is the present participle and gerund of pull one's punches.

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What is pulling one's punches the present participle and gerund of?
Pulling one's punches is the present participle and gerund of pull one's punches.

Words near pulling one's punches in the dictionary

  1. pulling one's finger out of one's arse
  2. pulling one's hair out
  3. pulling one's head in
  4. pulling one's own weight
  5. pulling one's pud
  6. pulling one's punches
  7. pulling one's socks up
  8. pulling one's weight
  9. pulling oneself
  10. pulling oneself together
  11. pulling oneself up by one's bootstraps

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