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punched the air

punched the air is the simple past and past participle of punch the air.

Meaning of punch the air

Verb

punch the air (third-person singular simple present punches the air, present participle punching the air, simple past and past participle punched the air)

  1. To do an air punch; to direct one's fist upward in joy or celebration.
    • There’s plenty of that here, not to mention crying as you laugh and, on at least one occasion, defiantly punching the air as you laugh, when a payoff that has long been coming finally arrives.2022 December 23, Jack Seale, “Motherland Christmas special review – you’ll laugh, gasp in shock ... then punch the air”, in The Guardian

Questions about punched the air

What is punched the air the simple past and past participle of?
Punched the air is the simple past and past participle of punch the air.

Words near punched the air in the dictionary

  1. punched pockets
  2. punched someone's lights out
  3. punched someone's ticket
  4. punched tape
  5. punched tapes
  6. punched the air
  7. punched up
  8. punched upward
  9. punched upwards
  10. punched-out
  11. punchee

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