pull out of the woodwork in English

Forms: pulls out of the woodwork [present, singular, third-person], pulling out of the woodwork [participle, present], pulled out of the woodwork [participle, past], pulled out of the woodwork [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|pull<,,pulled> out of the woodwork}} pull out of the woodwork (third-person singular simple present pulls out of the woodwork, present participle pulling out of the woodwork, simple past and past participle pulled out of the woodwork)

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"pull out of the woodwork" meaning in English

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