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pushing paper

pushing paper is the present participle and gerund of push paper.

Meaning of push paper

Verb

push paper (third-person singular simple present pushes paper, present participle pushing paper, simple past and past participle pushed paper)

  1. (derogatory, informal) To work as a paper-pusher.

Questions about pushing paper

What is pushing paper the present participle and gerund of?
Pushing paper is the present participle and gerund of push paper.

Words near pushing paper in the dictionary

  1. pushing one's luck
  2. pushing one's way
  3. pushing one's way in
  4. pushing out
  5. pushing over
  6. pushing paper
  7. pushing papers
  8. pushing past
  9. pushing rope
  10. pushing school
  11. pushing schools

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