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taking the red eye

taking the red eye is the present participle and gerund of take the red eye.

Meaning of take the red eye

Verb

take the red eye (third-person singular simple present takes the red eye, present participle taking the red eye, simple past took the red eye, past participle taken the red eye)

  1. (US, informal) To travel on an airplane all night.

Questions about taking the red eye

What is taking the red eye the present participle and gerund of?
Taking the red eye is the present participle and gerund of take the red eye.

Words near taking the red eye in the dictionary

  1. taking the place of
  2. taking the plunge
  3. taking the point
  4. taking the purple
  5. taking the rap
  6. taking the red eye
  7. taking the red pill
  8. taking the register
  9. taking the reins
  10. taking the ride
  11. taking the roll

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