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crying over spilt milk

crying over spilt milk is the present participle and gerund of cry over spilt milk.

Meaning of cry over spilt milk

Verb

cry over spilt milk (third-person singular simple present cries over spilt milk, present participle crying over spilt milk, simple past and past participle cried over spilt milk)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To worry about unfortunate events which have already happened and which cannot be changed.
    • 'Tis a Folly to cry for spilt Milk.1738, Jonathan Swift, A Complete Collection of Genteel and Ingenious Conversation

Questions about crying over spilt milk

What is crying over spilt milk the present participle and gerund of?
Crying over spilt milk is the present participle and gerund of cry over spilt milk.

Words near crying over spilt milk in the dictionary

  1. crying on
  2. crying one's eyes out
  3. crying oneself to sleep
  4. crying out
  5. crying out for
  6. crying over spilt milk
  7. crying poormouth
  8. crying room
  9. crying rooms
  10. crying shame
  11. crying shames

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