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running rings around

running rings around is the present participle and gerund of run rings around.

Meaning of run rings around

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of run circles around.
    • Liverpool ran rings around Ipswich in a 5-0 victory on Saturday.

Questions about running rings around

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

Words near running rings around in the dictionary

  1. running rampant
  2. running rein
  3. running reins
  4. running rigging
  5. running riggings
  6. running rings around
  7. running riot
  8. running room
  9. running roughshod over
  10. running sand
  11. running scared

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