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shooting the gold

shooting the gold is the present participle and gerund of shoot the gold.

Meaning of shoot the gold

Verb

shoot the gold (third-person singular simple present shoots the gold, present participle shooting the gold, simple past and past participle shot the gold)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of hit the gold
    Synonyms:
    hit the gold

Questions about shooting the gold

What is shooting the gold the present participle and gerund of?
Shooting the gold is the present participle and gerund of shoot the gold.

Words near shooting the gold in the dictionary

  1. shooting the boots
  2. shooting the breeze
  3. shooting the bull
  4. shooting the cat
  5. shooting the five
  6. shooting the gold
  7. shooting the lens
  8. shooting the lights out
  9. shooting the messenger
  10. shooting the messenger boy
  11. shooting the moon

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