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cutting deeper than a knife

cutting deeper than a knife is the present participle and gerund of cut deeper than a knife.

Meaning of cut deeper than a knife

Verb

cut deeper than a knife (third-person singular simple present cuts deeper than a knife, present participle cutting deeper than a knife, simple past and past participle cut deeper than a knife)

  1. Cause severe emotional pain.
    • Your words cut deeper than a knife / Now I need someone to breathe me back to life2015, “Stitches”, performed by Shawn Mendes

Questions about cutting deeper than a knife

What is cutting deeper than a knife the present participle and gerund of?
Cutting deeper than a knife is the present participle and gerund of cut deeper than a knife.

Words near cutting deeper than a knife in the dictionary

  1. cutting boards
  2. cutting both ways
  3. cutting contest
  4. cutting contests
  5. cutting corners
  6. cutting deeper than a knife
  7. cutting down
  8. cutting down the tall poppy
  9. cutting down to size
  10. cutting edge
  11. cutting edges

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