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staring like a stuck pig

staring like a stuck pig is the present participle and gerund of stare like a stuck pig.

Meaning of stare like a stuck pig

Verb

stare like a stuck pig (third-person singular simple present stares like a stuck pig, present participle staring like a stuck pig, simple past and past participle stared like a stuck pig)

  1. (simile) To be dumbstruck.

Questions about staring like a stuck pig

What is staring like a stuck pig the present participle and gerund of?
Staring like a stuck pig is the present participle and gerund of stare like a stuck pig.

Words near staring like a stuck pig in the dictionary

  1. staring contest
  2. staring contests
  3. staring daggers
  4. staring down
  5. staring into space
  6. staring like a stuck pig
  7. staring out
  8. staring someone in the face
  9. staring spell
  10. staring spells
  11. staringly

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