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running around like a chicken with its head cut off

running around like a chicken with its head cut off is the present participle and gerund of run around like a chicken with its head cut off.

Meaning of run around like a chicken with its head cut off

Verb

run around like a chicken with its head cut off (third-person singular simple present runs around like a chicken with its head cut off, present participle running around like a chicken with its head cut off, simple past ran around like a chicken with its head cut off, past participle run around like a chicken with its head cut off)

  1. (idiomatic) To act in a haphazard or aimless way; to act frantically or without control.
    • The president doesn't know what to do. He's running around like a chicken with its head cut off.

Questions about running around like a chicken with its head cut off

What is running around like a chicken with its head cut off the present participle and gerund of?
Running around like a chicken with its head cut off is the present participle and gerund of run around like a chicken with its head cut off.

Words near running around like a chicken with its head cut off in the dictionary

  1. running and gunning
  2. running and racing
  3. running and repeating
  4. running around
  5. running around after
  6. running around like a chicken with its head cut off
  7. running around with
  8. running around with one's hair on fire
  9. running at
  10. running at the mouth
  11. running away

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