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zoning out

zoning out is the present participle and gerund of zone out.

Meaning of zone out

Verb

zone out (third-person singular simple present zones out, present participle zoning out, simple past and past participle zoned out)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To stop paying attention and think about something else, or to think about nothing
    • My eyes is red; D-Loc can never get enough, / Sometimes I sit and think of how much weed I really puff, / You know it's good, I'm sitting back zoning out, / I'm blowing dank chronic smell coming out my mouth.2007, Patrick Shevelin, Bradford Xavier, Dustin Miller, Timothy McNutt, “Pass It Around”, in Cloud Nine, performed by Kottonmouth Kings, Cleopatra Records

Questions about zoning out

What is zoning out the present participle and gerund of?
Zoning out is the present participle and gerund of zone out.

Words near zoning out in the dictionary

  1. zonifications
  2. zonifugal
  3. zoning
  4. zoning in
  5. zoning off
  6. zoning out
  7. zonings
  8. zonipetal
  9. zoniporide
  10. zonisamide
  11. zonite

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