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went out swinging

went out swinging is the simple past of go out swinging.

Meaning of go out swinging

Verb

go out swinging (third-person singular simple present goes out swinging, present participle going out swinging, simple past went out swinging, past participle gone out swinging)

  1. Synonym of go down swinging.

Questions about went out swinging

What is went out swinging the simple past of?
Went out swinging is the simple past of go out swinging.

Words near went out swinging in the dictionary

  1. went or blew
  2. went out
  3. went out like a light
  4. went out of one's way
  5. went out on a limb
  6. went out swinging
  7. went out with a bang
  8. went out with the ark
  9. went over
  10. went over as well as a lead balloon
  11. went over like a lead balloon

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