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beats one's breast

beats one's breast is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat one's breast.

Meaning of beat one's breast

Verb

beat one's breast (third-person singular simple present beats one's breast, present participle beating one's breast, simple past beat one's breast, past participle beaten one's breast or (colloquial) beat one's breast)

  1. (figuratively) To ostentatiously display remorse, sorrow, or upset.

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What is beats one's breast the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Beats one's breast is the third-person singular simple present indicative of beat one's breast.

Words near beats one's breast in the dictionary

  1. beats off with a stick
  2. beats on
  3. beats one's ass
  4. beats one's brain
  5. beats one's brains out
  6. beats one's breast
  7. beats one's chest
  8. beats one's face
  9. beats one's head against a stone wall
  10. beats one's meat
  11. beats one's swords into ploughshares

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