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skipping town

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

Meaning of skip town

Verb

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

  1. (informal) To abscond from one's place of residence suddenly, without warning.
    • The suspect skipped town when he found out the police were going to raid his apartment.

Questions about skipping town

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

Words near skipping town in the dictionary

  1. skipping rope
  2. skipping ropes
  3. skipping school
  4. skipping song
  5. skipping the line
  6. skipping town
  7. skippingly
  8. skippings
  9. skippity
  10. skippity-doo-dah
  11. skipple

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