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clutches one's pearls

clutches one's pearls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clutch one's pearls.

Meaning of clutch one's pearls

Verb

clutch one's pearls (third-person singular simple present clutches one's pearls, present participle clutching one's pearls, simple past and past participle clutched one's pearls)

  1. To react with consternation to someone or something that violates the usual norms.
    • Of course, you can't say any of this out loud, or people will clutch their pearls and call you a monster.2013, Michelle Hodkin, The Evolution of Mara Dyer

Questions about clutches one's pearls

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Clutches one's pearls is the third-person singular simple present indicative of clutch one's pearls.

Words near clutches one's pearls in the dictionary

  1. clutched
  2. clutched one's pearls
  3. clutcher
  4. clutchers
  5. clutches
  6. clutches one's pearls
  7. clutchfist
  8. clutchfists
  9. clutching
  10. clutching one's pearls
  11. clutchingly

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