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rolling up the sidewalks

rolling up the sidewalks is the present participle and gerund of roll up the sidewalks.

Meaning of roll up the sidewalks

Verb

roll up the sidewalks (third-person singular simple present rolls up the sidewalks, present participle rolling up the sidewalks, simple past and past participle rolled up the sidewalks)

  1. (US, idiomatic, informal) To close all commercial businesses for the day.
    • 'Japanese nightlife can be frantic,' Joanna said, 'but they start to roll up the sidewalks early by Western standards.'2012, Dean Koontz, The Key to Midnight: A gripping thriller of heart-stopping suspense, →ISBN

Questions about rolling up the sidewalks

What is rolling up the sidewalks the present participle and gerund of?
Rolling up the sidewalks is the present participle and gerund of roll up the sidewalks.

Words near rolling up the sidewalks in the dictionary

  1. rolling the trucks
  2. rolling the windows
  3. rolling up
  4. rolling up on
  5. rolling up one's sleeves
  6. rolling up the sidewalks
  7. rolling with
  8. rolling with it
  9. rolling with the punches
  10. rolling-pin
  11. rolling-pins

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