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running nowhere

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

Meaning of run nowhere

Verb

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

  1. (slang) To finish the race unplaced.

Questions about running nowhere

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

Words near running nowhere in the dictionary

  1. running man
  2. running mate
  3. running mates
  4. running meter
  5. running meters
  6. running nowhere
  7. running of the bulls
  8. running off
  9. running off at the mouth
  10. running off on
  11. running off one's mouth

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