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working away

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

Meaning of work away

Verb

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

  1. (Ireland, idiomatic, intransitive) Synonym of fire away.
    Synonyms:
    fire away
  2. (intransitive) To persist in working diligently at a subject or target.

Questions about working away

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

Words near working away in the dictionary

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

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