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slinging along

slinging along is the present participle and gerund of sling along.

Meaning of sling along

Verb

sling along (third-person singular simple present slings along, present participle slinging along, simple past and past participle slung along)

  1. (Australia, colloquial, idiomatic) To hang around or loiter.

Questions about slinging along

What is slinging along the present participle and gerund of?
Slinging along is the present participle and gerund of sling along.

Words near slinging along in the dictionary

  1. slingest
  2. slingeth
  3. slingin'
  4. slinging
  5. slinging about
  6. slinging along
  7. slinging for
  8. slinging ink
  9. slinging it in
  10. slinging off
  11. slinging one up

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