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reversing course

reversing course is the present participle of reverse course.

Meaning of reverse course

Verb

reverse course (third-person singular simple present reverses course, present participle reversing course, simple past and past participle reversed course)

  1. (idiomatic) To stop and proceed in the opposite direction.

Questions about reversing course

What is reversing course the present participle of?
Reversing course is the present participle of reverse course.

Words near reversing course in the dictionary

  1. reversifying
  2. reversine
  3. reversing
  4. reversing camera
  5. reversing cameras
  6. reversing course
  7. reversing cylinder
  8. reversing cylinders
  9. reversing gear
  10. reversing gears
  11. reversing lever

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