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skating on

skating on is the present participle and gerund of skate on.

Meaning of skate on

Verb

skate on (third-person singular simple present skates on, present participle skating on, simple past and past participle skated on)

  1. (transitive) To escape punishment, such as by being acquitted in court.
    • I don't know how she skated on those charges, but the jury said not guilty.
  2. (broadly, transitive) To barely hold on or maintain.
    • He's been skating on his friendship with the boss, or he'd have been fired a long time ago.
    Synonyms:
    get off

Questions about skating on

What is skating on the present participle and gerund of?
Skating on is the present participle and gerund of skate on.

Words near skating on in the dictionary

  1. Skathi
  2. skatin'
  3. skating
  4. skating around
  5. skating by
  6. skating on
  7. skating on thin ice
  8. skating one's lane
  9. skating over
  10. skating rink
  11. skating rinks

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