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returning fire

returning fire is the present participle and gerund of return fire.

Meaning of return fire

Verb

return fire (third-person singular simple present returns fire, present participle returning fire, simple past and past participle returned fire)

  1. To shoot at the person from whom fire is being received

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Questions about returning fire

What is returning fire the present participle and gerund of?
Returning fire is the present participle and gerund of return fire.

Words near returning fire in the dictionary

  1. returneth
  2. returnin'
  3. returning
  4. returning boomerang
  5. returning boomerangs
  6. returning fire
  7. returning officer
  8. returning officers
  9. returning the favor
  10. returning the favour
  11. returning to dust

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