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slugging away

slugging away is the present participle and gerund of slug away.

Meaning of slug away

Verb

slug away (third-person singular simple present slugs away, present participle slugging away, simple past and past participle slugged away)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To work very hard (at); to toil

Questions about slugging away

What is slugging away the present participle and gerund of?
Slugging away is the present participle and gerund of slug away.

Words near slugging away in the dictionary

  1. sluggers
  2. slugginess
  3. slugging
  4. slugging average
  5. slugging averages
  6. slugging away
  7. slugging it out
  8. slugging out
  9. slugging percentage
  10. slugging percentages
  11. sluggings

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