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sitting tight

sitting tight is the present participle and gerund of sit tight.

Meaning of sit tight

Verb

sit tight (third-person singular simple present sits tight, present participle sitting tight, simple past and past participle sat tight)

  1. (idiomatic) To wait patiently; to take no action; to remain quiet or relatively motionless.
    • I'll be back in a few minutes, so sit tight while I go find her.

Questions about sitting tight

What is sitting tight the present participle and gerund of?
Sitting tight is the present participle and gerund of sit tight.

Words near sitting tight in the dictionary

  1. sitting table
  2. sitting tables
  3. sitting tenant
  4. sitting tenants
  5. sitting through
  6. sitting tight
  7. sitting toilet
  8. sitting toilets
  9. sitting under
  10. sitting up
  11. sitting up and taking notice

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