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straightlining

straightlining is the present participle and gerund of straightline.

Meaning of straightline

Verb

straightline (third-person singular simple present straightlines, present participle straightlining, simple past and past participle straightlined)

  1. To answer a survey by selecting answers in a downwards straight line

Noun

straightlining (uncountable)

  1. skiing or snowboarding downhill rapidly

Questions about straightlining

What does straightlining mean?
Straightlining means skiing or snowboarding downhill rapidly.
What is straightlining the present participle and gerund of?
Straightlining is the present participle and gerund of straightline.
What part of speech is straightlining?
Straightlining is a noun.

Words near straightlining in the dictionary

  1. straightjacket
  2. straightlaced
  3. straightline
  4. straightliner
  5. straightliners
  6. straightlining
  7. straightly
  8. straightneck
  9. straightnecks
  10. straightness
  11. straightnesses

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