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winning the lottery

winning the lottery is the present participle and gerund of win the lottery.

Meaning of win the lottery

Verb

win the lottery (third-person singular simple present wins the lottery, present participle winning the lottery, simple past and past participle won the lottery)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To experience an extraordinary or highly fortunate event.
    • The juror snorted. “That guy thought he won the lottery just because he was out of commission for 90 days. When he found out what his problem was, the first thing he did was go to his lawyer—not his doctor. Then he comes here and tries to tell us his sex life was worth $50,000 a day. No way. We...1999 September 1, Jim McElhaney, ABA Journal, volume 94, number 2, published 1 February 2008, page 24b
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see win, lottery.

Questions about winning the lottery

What is winning the lottery the present participle and gerund of?
Winning the lottery is the present participle and gerund of win the lottery.

Words near winning the lottery in the dictionary

  1. winning someone's heart
  2. winning streak
  3. winning streaks
  4. winning the battle, but losing the war
  5. winning the day
  6. winning the lottery
  7. winning through
  8. winning up
  9. winning ways
  10. winninger
  11. winningest

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