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running about

running about is the present participle and gerund of run about.

Meaning of run about

Verb

run about (third-person singular simple present runs about, present participle running about, simple past ran about, past participle run about)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see run, about.
    Synonyms:
    run around
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be very busy doing many different things.
    • I've been running about all week getting everything ready for the holidays.

Questions about running about

What is running about the present participle and gerund of?
Running about is the present participle and gerund of run about.

Words near running about in the dictionary

  1. running a muck
  2. running a red light
  3. running a risk
  4. running a temperature
  5. running a train
  6. running about
  7. running about with
  8. running across
  9. running adrift
  10. running afoul of
  11. running after

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Adapted from Wiktionary: running about (page history and authors); run about (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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