started the ball rolling
started the ball rolling is the simple past and past participle of start the ball rolling.
Meaning of start the ball rolling
Verb
start the ball rolling (third-person singular simple present starts the ball rolling, present participle starting the ball rolling, simple past and past participle started the ball rolling)
- Synonym of get the ball rolling.
- Synonyms:
- get the ball rolling
Questions about started the ball rolling
- What is started the ball rolling the simple past and past participle of?
- Started the ball rolling is the simple past and past participle of start the ball rolling.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: started the ball rolling (page history and authors); start the ball rolling (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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