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crossed one's arms

crossed one's arms is the simple past and past participle of cross one's arms.

Meaning of cross one's arms

Verb

cross one's arms (third-person singular simple present crosses one's arms, present participle crossing one's arms, simple past and past participle crossed one's arms)

  1. (intransitive) To link one's arms together across one's chest.
    • Crossing your arms during an argument will most likely be interpreted as a sign of anger or defensiveness.
    Synonyms:
    fold one's arms

Questions about crossed one's arms

What is crossed one's arms the simple past and past participle of?
Crossed one's arms is the simple past and past participle of cross one's arms.

Words near crossed one's arms in the dictionary

  1. crossed lines
  2. crossed loop sensor
  3. crossed loop sensors
  4. crossed my heart and hoped to die
  5. crossed off
  6. crossed one's arms
  7. crossed one's fingers
  8. crossed one's heart
  9. crossed one's legs
  10. crossed out
  11. crossed over

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