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swinging at anchor

swinging at anchor is the present participle and gerund of swing at anchor.

Meaning of swing at anchor

Verb

swing at anchor (third-person singular simple present swings at anchor, present participle swinging at anchor, simple past and past participle swung at anchor)

  1. (boat, or other vessel) To remain in port for a prolonged period of time without sailing.
    • Aaand any idea of asking for reinforcements was put off by the likely candidates: even-more-obsolete ironclad vessels and coastal-defense units which were swinging at anchor across the bay.2019 March 13, Drachinifel, 9:20 from the start, in The Russian 2nd Pacific Squadron - Voyage of the Damned, archived from the original on 16 Dec 2022

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What is swinging at anchor the present participle and gerund of?
Swinging at anchor is the present participle and gerund of swing at anchor.

Words near swinging at anchor in the dictionary

  1. swingframes
  2. swingier
  3. swingiest
  4. swingin'
  5. swinging
  6. swinging at anchor
  7. swinging away
  8. swinging back
  9. swinging boom
  10. swinging booms
  11. swinging both ways

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