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walking on the wild side

walking on the wild side is the present participle and gerund of walk on the wild side.

Meaning of walk on the wild side

Verb

walk on the wild side (third-person singular simple present walks on the wild side, present participle walking on the wild side, simple past and past participle walked on the wild side)

  1. (idiomatic) To behave in an adventurous, risky, or morally questionable manner.
    • L.A. Confidential . . . walks on the wild side with brief and startling violence, fleeting nudity, sexual situations and redolent seamy details.1997 September 19, Janet Maslin, “Film Review: The Dark Underbelly of a Sunny Town”, in New York Times, retrieved 20 Jun 2013

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Questions about walking on the wild side

What is walking on the wild side the present participle and gerund of?
Walking on the wild side is the present participle and gerund of walk on the wild side.

Words near walking on the wild side in the dictionary

  1. walking on air
  2. walking on broken glass
  3. walking on by
  4. walking on eggshells
  5. walking on sunshine
  6. walking on the wild side
  7. walking on water
  8. walking one's chalks
  9. walking one's shots
  10. walking onion
  11. walking onions

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