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spreading like wildfire

spreading like wildfire is the present participle and gerund of spread like wildfire.

Meaning of spread like wildfire

Verb

spread like wildfire (third-person singular simple present spreads like wildfire, present participle spreading like wildfire, simple past and past participle spread like wildfire)

  1. (intransitive, simile) To spread or disseminate rapidly or uncontrollably.
    • The virus spread like wildfire throughout the Internet.

Questions about spreading like wildfire

What is spreading like wildfire the present participle and gerund of?
Spreading like wildfire is the present participle and gerund of spread like wildfire.

Words near spreading like wildfire in the dictionary

  1. spreading
  2. spreading elm
  3. spreading elms
  4. spreading gooseberry
  5. spreading it on thick
  6. spreading like wildfire
  7. spreading one's legs
  8. spreading one's net wide
  9. spreading one's wings
  10. spreading oneself thin
  11. spreading oneself too thin

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