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sitting back on one's heels

sitting back on one's heels is the present participle and gerund of sit back on one's heels.

Meaning of sit back on one's heels

Verb

sit back on one's heels (third-person singular simple present sits back on one's heels, present participle sitting back on one's heels, simple past and past participle sat back on one's heels)

  1. To take no action, letting things happen as they will.

Questions about sitting back on one's heels

What is sitting back on one's heels the present participle and gerund of?
Sitting back on one's heels is the present participle and gerund of sit back on one's heels.

Words near sitting back on one's heels in the dictionary

  1. sittines
  2. sitting
  3. sitting about
  4. sitting around
  5. sitting back
  6. sitting back on one's heels
  7. sitting by
  8. sitting down
  9. sitting duck
  10. sitting ducks
  11. sitting for

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