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touching grass

touching grass is the present participle and gerund of touch grass.

Meaning of touch grass

Verb

touch grass (third-person singular simple present touches grass, present participle touching grass, simple past and past participle touched grass)

  1. (Internet, derogatory, often dismissal) To spend time outside, off of the Internet. Used in the imperative to suggest that someone is out of touch with reality, and should gain some real-world perspective.
    • Maybe their idle and petty chatter wouldn't devastate you if you would touch grass a bit more often.
    Synonyms:
    go outside
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see touch, grass.
    • Q: Can't you read?! My sign says to stay off the lawn! A: I didn't touch your grass, pal.

Questions about touching grass

What is touching grass the present participle and gerund of?
Touching grass is the present participle and gerund of touch grass.

Words near touching grass in the dictionary

  1. touching balls
  2. touching base
  3. touching bottom
  4. touching cloth
  5. touching down
  6. touching grass
  7. touching home
  8. touching in
  9. touching off
  10. touching on
  11. touching one's forelock

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