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walking out on

walking out on is the present participle and gerund of walk out on.

Meaning of walk out on

Verb

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

  1. (informal, transitive) To abandon or desert someone, especially a spouse.
    • What would you think if I sang out of tune? Would you stand up and walk out on me?1967, “With a Little Help from My Friends”, in Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, performed by Beatles

Questions about walking out on

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

Words near walking out on in the dictionary

  1. walking one's chalks
  2. walking one's shots
  3. walking onion
  4. walking onions
  5. walking out
  6. walking out on
  7. walking over
  8. walking pace
  9. walking paces
  10. walking palm
  11. walking palms

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