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set the ball rolling

set the ball rolling verb: synonym of get the ball rolling.

Verb

set the ball rolling (third-person singular simple present sets the ball rolling, present participle setting the ball rolling, simple past and past participle set the ball rolling)

  1. Synonym of get the ball rolling.

Synonyms of set the ball rolling

Forms of set the ball rolling

third-person singular presentsets the ball rolling
present participlesetting the ball rolling
past participleset the ball rolling
pastset the ball rolling

Questions about set the ball rolling

What does set the ball rolling mean?
Set the ball rolling means synonym of get the ball rolling.
What part of speech is set the ball rolling?
Set the ball rolling is a verb.
What is the past tense of set the ball rolling?
The past tense of set the ball rolling is set the ball rolling.

Words near set the ball rolling in the dictionary

  1. set someone's teeth on edge
  2. set square
  3. set squares
  4. set store by
  5. set straight
  6. set the ball rolling
  7. set the bar
  8. set the cat among the pigeons
  9. set the heather alight
  10. set the heather on fire
  11. set the land

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