shooting the breeze
shooting the breeze is the present participle and gerund of shoot the breeze.
Meaning of shoot the breeze
Verb
shoot the breeze (third-person singular simple present shoots the breeze, present participle shooting the breeze, simple past and past participle shot the breeze)
- To chat idly or generally waste time talking.
- We were just standing around shooting the breeze.
Questions about shooting the breeze
- What is shooting the breeze the present participle and gerund of?
- Shooting the breeze is the present participle and gerund of shoot the breeze.
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