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pushing into the long grass

pushing into the long grass is the present participle and gerund of push into the long grass.

Meaning of push into the long grass

Verb

push into the long grass (third-person singular simple present pushes into the long grass, present participle pushing into the long grass, simple past and past participle pushed into the long grass)

  1. Synonym of kick into the long grass.

Questions about pushing into the long grass

What is pushing into the long grass the present participle and gerund of?
Pushing into the long grass is the present participle and gerund of push into the long grass.

Words near pushing into the long grass in the dictionary

  1. pushing back
  2. pushing daisies
  3. pushing down
  4. pushing forward
  5. pushing in
  6. pushing into the long grass
  7. pushing it
  8. pushing off
  9. pushing on
  10. pushing one's luck
  11. pushing one's way

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