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sucking all the air out of

sucking all the air out of is the present participle and gerund of suck all the air out of.

Meaning of suck all the air out of

Verb

suck all the air out of (third-person singular simple present sucks all the air out of, present participle sucking all the air out of, simple past and past participle sucked all the air out of)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see suck, all, air, out.
  2. To dominate or overwhelm.
    • The gravity of our situation sucks all the air out of the truck cab. I'm caught in a moment of deep reflection.2015, Ryan Correy, A Purpose Ridden, →ISBN
  3. To destroy.
    • But his next words sucked all the air out of my rationalizations.2008, Eric Rosenblatt, The Bureaucrat of Last Resort, →ISBN, page 208

Questions about sucking all the air out of

What is sucking all the air out of the present participle and gerund of?
Sucking all the air out of is the present participle and gerund of suck all the air out of.

Words near sucking all the air out of in the dictionary

  1. suckin'
  2. suckiness
  3. sucking
  4. sucking a big one
  5. sucking a lemon
  6. sucking all the air out of
  7. sucking and blowing
  8. sucking arse
  9. sucking ass
  10. sucking balls
  11. sucking bottle

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