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running scared

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

Meaning of run scared

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To be in a state of fearful alarm.
    • The campaign is in crisis mode: they are running scared and it is becoming obvious.

Questions about running scared

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

Words near running scared in the dictionary

  1. running rings around
  2. running riot
  3. running room
  4. running roughshod over
  5. running sand
  6. running scared
  7. running script
  8. running scripts
  9. running serviceberries
  10. running serviceberry
  11. running shed

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