GETTING DOWN Synonyms: 113 Similar and Opposite Words

getting down

verb

Definition of getting down next

present participle of get down

as in descending

to come down from something (as a vehicle) I was getting down from the seaplane when a gust of wind swept away my hat

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as in weighing down

to make sad it's really getting him down that there does not seem to be one woman who will date him

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as in sipping

to take into the stomach through the mouth and throat with her sore throat, liquids are the only thing she can get down

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But here, Alejandro had written and composed a romantic ballad with soft strings descending like falling leaves, with the piano dancing around his warm tone.

Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2024
With horror films that’s often the moment the movie flies off the rails, descending into silliness.

Scott Phillips, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024

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