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throwing off the trail

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

Meaning of throw off the trail

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic, transitive) To misguide.

Questions about throwing off the trail

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

Words near throwing off the trail in the dictionary

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

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