running the gauntlet
running the gauntlet is the present participle and gerund of run the gauntlet.
Meaning of run the gauntlet
Verb
run the gauntlet (third-person singular simple present runs the gauntlet, present participle running the gauntlet, simple past ran the gauntlet, past participle run the gauntlet)
- To undergo a series of tests or challenges.
- Run the gauntlet north and south
March on up to the cannon's mouth
And say I can do any goddamn thing I want1985, J. G. Thirlwell, “Anything (Viva!)”, in Nail, performed by Scraping Foetus Off the Wheel
- Synonyms:
- pass the pikes
- Run the gauntlet north and south
Noun
running the gauntlet (uncountable)
- A form of physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass
Forms of running the gauntlet
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Questions about running the gauntlet
- What does running the gauntlet mean?
- Running the gauntlet means a form of physical punishment by which a person is compelled to run through a double line of soldiers who attempt to strike him as they pass.
- What is running the gauntlet the present participle and gerund of?
- Running the gauntlet is the present participle and gerund of run the gauntlet.
- What part of speech is running the gauntlet?
- Running the gauntlet is a noun.
Words near running the gauntlet in the dictionary
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