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riding the rails

riding the rails is the present participle and gerund of ride the rails.

Meaning of ride the rails

Verb

ride the rails (third-person singular simple present rides the rails, present participle riding the rails, simple past rode the rails, past participle ridden the rails)

  1. (idiomatic) To travel by railway train, trolley, etc.
    • He had bummed his way around the West riding the rails.1935 May 13, “Gas Man's Trial”, in Time

Questions about riding the rails

What is riding the rails the present participle and gerund of?
Riding the rails is the present participle and gerund of ride the rails.

Words near riding the rails in the dictionary

  1. riding the crest of the wave
  2. riding the fair
  3. riding the high horse
  4. riding the pine
  5. riding the rail
  6. riding the rails
  7. riding the rods
  8. riding the short bus
  9. riding the three-legged mare
  10. riding the tiger
  11. riding the wave

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