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watching the fur fly

watching the fur fly is the present participle and gerund of watch the fur fly.

Meaning of watch the fur fly

Verb

watch the fur fly (third-person singular simple present watches the fur fly, present participle watching the fur fly, simple past and past participle watched the fur fly)

  1. To allow a vicious fight or altercation to result from something or observe such a fight or altercation.

Questions about watching the fur fly

What is watching the fur fly the present participle and gerund of?
Watching the fur fly is the present participle and gerund of watch the fur fly.

Words near watching the fur fly in the dictionary

  1. watching out
  2. watching over
  3. watching paint dry
  4. watching the birdie
  5. watching the feathers fly
  6. watching the fur fly
  7. watching the world burn
  8. watching the world go by
  9. watchingly
  10. watchingness
  11. watchings

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