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righting the ship

righting the ship is the present participle and gerund of right the ship.

Meaning of right the ship

Verb

right the ship (third-person singular simple present rights the ship, present participle righting the ship, simple past and past participle righted the ship)

  1. (figuratively) To correct a process that is not proceeding properly.

Questions about righting the ship

What is righting the ship the present participle and gerund of?
Righting the ship is the present participle and gerund of right the ship.

Words near righting the ship in the dictionary

  1. rightify
  2. rightifying
  3. righting
  4. righting arm
  5. righting arms
  6. righting the ship
  7. rightings
  8. rightio
  9. rightish
  10. rightism
  11. rightisms

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