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clears the air

clears the air is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clear the air.

Meaning of clear the air

Verb

clear the air (third-person singular simple present clears the air, present participle clearing the air, simple past and past participle cleared the air)

  1. (idiomatic) To assuage a hostile or uncomfortable situation.
    • After much bitter in-fighting over the issue of the BF and other issues, I felt it was time to clear the air rather than deal in back-biting.1976 August 7, Kathy Guilmette, “Devil's Advocate”, in Gay Community News, page 4

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What is clears the air the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Clears the air is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clear the air.

Words near clears the air in the dictionary

  1. clears away
  2. clears off
  3. clears one's lines
  4. clears one's throat
  5. clears out
  6. clears the air
  7. clears the market
  8. clears the neighborhood
  9. clears the table
  10. clears up
  11. clearsach

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