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throwing off balance

throwing off balance is the present participle and gerund of throw off balance.

Meaning of throw off balance

Verb

throw off balance (third-person singular simple present throws off balance, present participle throwing off balance, simple past threw off balance, past participle thrown off balance)

  1. (idiomatic) To unsettle, to catch by surprise.

Questions about throwing off balance

What is throwing off balance the present participle and gerund of?
Throwing off balance is the present participle and gerund of throw off balance.

Words near throwing off balance in the dictionary

  1. throwing knives
  2. throwing light on
  3. throwing money around
  4. throwing nickels around like manhole covers
  5. throwing off
  6. throwing off balance
  7. throwing off on
  8. throwing off the trail
  9. throwing on
  10. throwing one's back out
  11. throwing one's cap over the windmill

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