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tailing away

tailing away is the present participle and gerund of tail away.

Meaning of tail away

Verb

tail away (third-person singular simple present tails away, present participle tailing away, simple past and past participle tailed away)

  1. (intransitive) To gradually subside or diminish.

Questions about tailing away

What is tailing away the present participle and gerund of?
Tailing away is the present participle and gerund of tail away.

Words near tailing away in the dictionary

  1. tailhole
  2. tailholes
  3. tailhook
  4. tailhooks
  5. tailing
  6. tailing away
  7. tailing down
  8. tailing in
  9. tailing off
  10. tailings
  11. tailism

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