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Synonyms & Antonyms of running on
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in holding up, keeping up
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for running on
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for running on
running on
verb
present participle of run on
Synonyms & Antonyms of running on (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to engage in casual or rambling conversation
- we were just running on about how neither of us has aged a bit after all these years
Synonyms for running on
- babbling,
- blabbing,
- cackling,
- chaffering
- [British],
- chattering,
- chatting,
- chinning
- [slang],
- conversing,
- gabbing,
- gabbling,
- gassing,
- jabbering,
- jawing,
- kibitzing
- (also kibbitzing),
- nattering,
- palavering,
- pattering,
- prating,
- prattling,
- rapping,
- rattling,
- schmoozing
- (or shmoozing),
- talking,
- twittering,
- visiting
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2
to remain indefinitely in existence or in the same state
- allow the savings account to run on for now
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3
to talk at length without sticking to a topic or getting to a point
- she's very sweet, but she does tend to run on
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