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working around

working around is the present participle and gerund of work around.

Meaning of work around

Verb

work around (third-person singular simple present works around, present participle working around, simple past and past participle worked around)

  1. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see work, around.
    • He works around the corner in the fish shop.
  2. To bypass or circumvent (a problem or obstacle).
    • If we can't fix this problem, we'll just have to work around it.

Questions about working around

What is working around the present participle and gerund of?
Working around is the present participle and gerund of work around.

Words near working around in the dictionary

  1. workin'
  2. working
  3. working alive
  4. working animal
  5. working animals
  6. working around
  7. working at
  8. working away
  9. working back
  10. working backward
  11. working beam

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