winding back the clock
winding back the clock is the present participle and gerund of wind back the clock.
Meaning of wind back the clock
Verb
wind back the clock (third-person singular simple present winds back the clock, present participle winding back the clock, simple past and past participle wound back the clock)
- To return in time to an earlier period of history.
- But wind the clock back some 60 years, and you would find that away from the South East of England, the North West once had the most extensive and varied selection of electric routes in the country.2021 February 24, John Crosse, “North West Electrics”, in RAIL, number 925, page 62
- Synonyms:
- turn back the clock, turn back time
Questions about winding back the clock
- What is winding back the clock the present participle and gerund of?
- Winding back the clock is the present participle and gerund of wind back the clock.
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