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topping the charts

topping the charts is the present participle and gerund of top the charts.

Meaning of top the charts

Verb

top the charts (third-person singular simple present tops the charts, present participle topping the charts, simple past and past participle topped the charts)

  1. (also, idiomatic) To be the most popular recording at a particular time.
    • At the last count in late July, the accumulated mileage of the Pendolino had notched a mind-boggling 287,859,672 (unit 390132 City of Birmingham topping the charts with 5,482,316 miles having passed under its wheels).2022 October 5, Nick Brodrick, “Pendolinos: a huge role to play”, in RAIL, number 967, page 38

Questions about topping the charts

What is topping the charts the present participle and gerund of?
Topping the charts is the present participle and gerund of top the charts.

Words near topping the charts in the dictionary

  1. topping lifts
  2. topping off
  3. topping one's boom
  4. topping oneself
  5. topping out
  6. topping the charts
  7. topping up
  8. toppingly
  9. toppingness
  10. toppings
  11. Toppins

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