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striking the tent

striking the tent is the present participle and gerund of strike the tent.

Meaning of strike the tent

Verb

strike the tent (third-person singular simple present strikes the tent, present participle striking the tent, simple past and past participle struck the tent)

  1. To pack up and leave.
  2. (broadly, idiomatic) To yield, give up, or surrender.

Questions about striking the tent

What is striking the tent the present participle and gerund of?
Striking the tent is the present participle and gerund of strike the tent.

Words near striking the tent in the dictionary

  1. striking someone when they are down
  2. striking someone's fancy
  3. striking tallies
  4. striking the colors
  5. striking the iron while it's hot
  6. striking the tent
  7. striking through
  8. striking twice
  9. striking up
  10. Striking Viking
  11. striking while the iron is hot

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