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sets the ball rolling

sets the ball rolling is the third-person singular simple present indicative of set the ball rolling.

Meaning of set 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.

Questions about sets the ball rolling

What is sets the ball rolling the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sets the ball rolling is the third-person singular simple present indicative of set the ball rolling.

Words near sets the ball rolling in the dictionary

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

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