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stealing away

stealing away is the present participle and gerund of steal away.

Meaning of steal away

Verb

steal away (third-person singular simple present steals away, present participle stealing away, simple past stole away, past participle stolen away)

  1. (intransitive) To leave secretively.
    • ⁠I do but sing because I must,
      And pipe but as the linnets sing:
      And unto one her note is gay,
      ⁠For now her little ones have ranged;
      ⁠And unto one her note is changed,
      Because her brood is stol’n away.1850, [Alfred, Lord Tennyson], “Canto XXI”, in In Memoriam, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC, page 36

Questions about stealing away

What is stealing away the present participle and gerund of?
Stealing away is the present participle and gerund of steal away.

Words near stealing away in the dictionary

  1. stealing
  2. stealing a glance
  3. stealing a kiss
  4. stealing a living
  5. stealing a march
  6. stealing away
  7. stealing in
  8. stealing someone's heart
  9. stealing someone's identity
  10. stealing someone's thunder
  11. stealing the scene

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