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rat-racing

rat-racing is the present participle of rat-race.

Meaning of rat-race

Verb

rat-race (third-person singular simple present rat-races, present participle rat-racing, simple past and past participle rat-raced)

  1. (intransitive, slang, transitive) To rat run, that is, to drive on side streets, often at high speeds, to avoid traffic.
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive, slang) To partake or participate in a rat race, in all senses.

Questions about rat-racing

What is rat-racing the present participle of?
Rat-racing is the present participle of rat-race.

Words near rat-racing in the dictionary

  1. rat-mole
  2. rat-moles
  3. rat-race
  4. rat-raced
  5. rat-races
  6. rat-racing
  7. rat-ridden
  8. rat-tail
  9. rat-tail file
  10. rat-tail files
  11. rat-tail radish

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