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rough and tumbling

rough and tumbling is the present participle and gerund of rough and tumble.

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What is rough and tumbling the present participle and gerund of?
Rough and tumbling is the present participle and gerund of rough and tumble.

Words near rough and tumbling in the dictionary

  1. rough
  2. rough and ready
  3. rough and tumble
  4. rough and tumbled
  5. rough and tumbles
  6. rough and tumbling
  7. rough around the edges
  8. rough bedstraw
  9. rough bent
  10. rough bentgrass
  11. rough bluegrass

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