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rushing off

rushing off is the present participle and gerund of rush off.

Meaning of rush off

Verb

rush off (third-person singular simple present rushes off, present participle rushing off, simple past and past participle rushed off)

  1. (intransitive) To leave in a hurry.
  2. (transitive) To produce in great haste.
    • I rushed off a letter, warning them that I would be arriving the next day.

Questions about rushing off

What is rushing off the present participle and gerund of?
Rushing off is the present participle and gerund of rush off.

Words near rushing off in the dictionary

  1. rushiest
  2. Rushin
  3. rushiness
  4. rushing
  5. rushing in
  6. rushing off
  7. rushing one's fences
  8. rushing out
  9. rushing to judgement
  10. rushingly
  11. rushingness

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