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sucking under

sucking under is the present participle and gerund of suck under.

Meaning of suck under

Verb

suck under (third-person singular simple present sucks under, present participle sucking under, simple past and past participle sucked under)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To pull (someone or something) under the surface of a body of water.
    • He was sucked under by the riptide.
  2. (broadly, figuratively, intransitive, transitive) To cause (someone or something) to figuratively drown, such as by succumbing to a pressure or problem.
    • Our country will be sucked under by my opponent's policies.

Questions about sucking under

What is sucking under the present participle and gerund of?
Sucking under is the present participle and gerund of suck under.

Words near sucking under in the dictionary

  1. sucking the air out of
  2. sucking the kumara
  3. sucking the monkey
  4. sucking the mop
  5. sucking tits
  6. sucking under
  7. sucking up
  8. sucking urge
  9. sucking urges
  10. sucking-dove
  11. sucking-doves

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