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pushing the edge of the envelope

pushing the edge of the envelope is the present participle and gerund of push the edge of the envelope.

Meaning of push the edge of the envelope

Verb

push the edge of the envelope (third-person singular simple present pushes the edge of the envelope, present participle pushing the edge of the envelope, simple past and past participle pushed the edge of the envelope)

  1. Synonym of push the envelope.

Questions about pushing the edge of the envelope

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

Words near pushing the edge of the envelope in the dictionary

  1. pushing school
  2. pushing schools
  3. pushing someone's buttons
  4. pushing string uphill
  5. pushing the boat out
  6. pushing the edge of the envelope
  7. pushing the envelope
  8. pushing the limit
  9. pushing the right buttons
  10. pushing through
  11. pushing together

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