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Hightailing | Hightailed | Hightail

Hightailing meaning

present participle and gerund of hightail

Using Hightailing

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of hightail
  • In the example corpus, hightailing often appears in combinations such as: hightailing it, was hightailing.

Context around Hightailing

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 23.3 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 0 end
  • Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Hightailing

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

flock was hightailing it up 1× ministers are hightailing it back 1× she was hightailing it back 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

but ministers are 1× soon she was 1×

Common sentence endings:

17 months ago 1× acting another shot 1× two legged predator 1×

Words around Hightailing

Just before it in the word index:

hightailed 4 hightail 3 hight 9 highstreet 4 highspots 2 highspot 3

Just after it in the word index:

hightech 2 hightide 2 highton 11 hightower 135 hightowers 3 hightown 8

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 5 aaah 5 aacl 5 aak 5 aapke 5 aarav 5

Corpus analysis for Hightailing

  • In this selection, "hightailing" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 23.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include flock was hightailing it up and ministers are hightailing it back. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "hightailing" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with hightailing

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Soon she was hightailing it back to California to give acting another shot. (13 words)

But ministers are hightailing it back to Ottawa to try and salvage the pipeline project they green-lighted 17 months ago. (21 words)

I’d be lucky to even get close enough to see that the bird was a cockatiel before the entire flock was hightailing it up, up and away from the terrifying large featherless two-legged predator. (36 words)

Longer example sentences

I’d be lucky to even get close enough to see that the bird was a cockatiel before the entire flock was hightailing it up, up and away from the terrifying large featherless two-legged predator. (36 words)

But ministers are hightailing it back to Ottawa to try and salvage the pipeline project they green-lighted 17 months ago. (21 words)

Soon she was hightailing it back to California to give acting another shot. (13 words)

Example sentences (3)

Soon she was hightailing it back to California to give acting another shot.

I’d be lucky to even get close enough to see that the bird was a cockatiel before the entire flock was hightailing it up, up and away from the terrifying large featherless two-legged predator.

But ministers are hightailing it back to Ottawa to try and salvage the pipeline project they green-lighted 17 months ago.

Common combinations with hightailing

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "hightailing" in a sentence?
An example: "Soon she was hightailing it back to California to give acting another shot." This page contains 3 example sentences with the word "hightailing" from authentic English texts.
What does "hightailing" mean?
Hightailing means: present participle and gerund of hightail
How many example sentences with "hightailing" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 3 example sentences with "hightailing", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.