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starts the ball rolling

starts the ball rolling is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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)

  1. Synonym of get the ball rolling.

Questions about starts the ball rolling

What is starts the ball rolling the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Starts the ball rolling is the third-person singular simple present indicative of start the ball rolling.

Words near starts the ball rolling in the dictionary

  1. starts off on the wrong foot
  2. starts on
  3. starts on at
  4. starts out
  5. starts over
  6. starts the ball rolling
  7. starts up
  8. starts up on
  9. starts with a clean sheet
  10. starts with a clean sheet of paper
  11. starts with a clean slate

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