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running out of road

running out of road is the present participle and gerund of run out of road.

Meaning of run out of road

Verb

run out of road (third-person singular simple present runs out of road, present participle running out of road, simple past ran out of road, past participle run out of road)

  1. Synonym of run out of steam.
    • With No 10 in disarray, Keir Starmer, the Labour leader, has called for a general election regardless of whether Truss stays or goes, saying the government has “completely run out of road”.2022 October 14, Keir Starmer, quotee, “Truss premiership ‘hanging by thread’ after Kwarteng sacking and latest U-turn”, in The Guardian

Questions about running out of road

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

Words near running out of road in the dictionary

  1. running one's name
  2. running order
  3. running orders
  4. running out
  5. running out of gas
  6. running out of road
  7. running out of steam
  8. running out of town
  9. running out on
  10. running out the clock
  11. running over

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