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weathering the storm

weathering the storm is the present participle and gerund of weather the storm.

Meaning of weather the storm

Verb

weather the storm (third-person singular simple present weathers the storm, present participle weathering the storm, simple past and past participle weathered the storm)

  1. (idiomatic) To reach the end of a very difficult situation without too much harm or damage.
    • Bob lost his job, but somehow his family weathered the storm.

Questions about weathering the storm

What is weathering the storm the present participle and gerund of?
Weathering the storm is the present participle and gerund of weather the storm.

Words near weathering the storm in the dictionary

  1. weathering a point
  2. weathering out
  3. weathering pan
  4. weathering steel
  5. weathering steels
  6. weathering the storm
  7. weatherings
  8. Weatherington
  9. Weatheringtons
  10. weatherise
  11. weatherised

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