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running to the hills

running to the hills is the present participle and gerund of run to the hills.

Meaning of run to the hills

Verb

run to the hills (third-person singular simple present runs to the hills, present participle running to the hills, simple past ran to the hills, past participle run to the hills)

  1. Synonym of take to the hills, run for the hills.
    • If word gets out about missin' fighters, it sure ain't gonna be good for business, no siree! Nasty rumors have a way of sendin' folks runnin' to the hills, know what I mean?2004, Intelligent Systems, translated by Nintendo of America, Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door, Nintendo, GameCube, level/area: Glitzville

Questions about running to the hills

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

Words near running to the hills in the dictionary

  1. running titles
  2. running to
  3. running to earth
  4. running to ground
  5. running to the ground
  6. running to the hills
  7. running to waste
  8. running track
  9. running tracks
  10. running trap
  11. running traps

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