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walking the chalk line

walking the chalk line is the present participle and gerund of walk the chalk line.

Meaning of walk the chalk line

Verb

walk the chalk line (third-person singular simple present walks the chalk line, present participle walking the chalk line, simple past and past participle walked the chalk line)

  1. Synonym of walk the chalk (“to keep a correct course in manners or morals”).
    Synonyms:
    walk the chalk

Questions about walking the chalk line

What is walking the chalk line the present participle and gerund of?
Walking the chalk line is the present participle and gerund of walk the chalk line.

Words near walking the chalk line in the dictionary

  1. walking tacos
  2. walking the beat
  3. walking the boards
  4. walking the cat back
  5. walking the chalk
  6. walking the chalk line
  7. walking the chalk mark
  8. walking the dog
  9. walking the floor
  10. walking the gangplank
  11. walking the hospitals

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