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trooping the colour

trooping the colour is the present participle and gerund of troop the colour.

Meaning of troop the colour

Verb

troop the colour (third-person singular simple present troops the colour, present participle trooping the colour, simple past and past participle trooped the colour)

  1. (Commonwealth) To perform the traditional military ceremony of having ensigns slowly march with their colours (flags) between the ranks, to enable soldiers to recognise their regiments' colours.

Questions about trooping the colour

What is trooping the colour the present participle and gerund of?
Trooping the colour is the present participle and gerund of troop the colour.

Words near trooping the colour in the dictionary

  1. troopials
  2. troopie
  3. troopies
  4. trooping
  5. trooping the color
  6. trooping the colour
  7. trooping the colours
  8. troopings
  9. trooplift
  10. trooplifts
  11. troopmate

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