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Rampaging through the heavens Never stopping day or night, Which word could you replace 'rampaging' with?

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Question

Rampaging through the heavens
Never stopping day or night,

Which word could you replace 'rampaging' with?

Options

  • charging

  • rolling

  • speeding

  • flying

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Solution

Speeding

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Poetry (Class 9th)
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Chapter 6.2: The Comet - Exercise [Page 166]

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Samacheer Kalvi English Class 9 TN Board
Chapter 6.2 The Comet
Exercise | Q B. 1. b. | Page 166

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