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skipping school

skipping school is the present participle and gerund of skip school.

Meaning of skip school

Verb

skip school (third-person singular simple present skips school, present participle skipping school, simple past and past participle skipped school)

  1. Synonym of play truant.
    Synonyms:
    play truant

Questions about skipping school

What is skipping school the present participle and gerund of?
Skipping school is the present participle and gerund of skip school.

Words near skipping school in the dictionary

  1. skipping
  2. skipping a beat
  3. skipping out
  4. skipping rope
  5. skipping ropes
  6. skipping school
  7. skipping song
  8. skipping the line
  9. skipping town
  10. skippingly
  11. skippings

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