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dancing on someone's grave

dancing on someone's grave is the present participle and gerund of dance on someone's grave.

Meaning of dance on someone's grave

Verb

dance on someone's grave (third-person singular simple present dances on someone's grave, present participle dancing on someone's grave, simple past and past participle danced on someone's grave)

  1. (derogatory, idiomatic, informal, sometimes) To celebrate a person's death or downfall triumphantly.
    • This is all aside from my personal disgust at the idea that we should spare any thought for those who would kill us. No one is suggesting dancing on their graves, but neither should we shed even a fraction of a tear for them.2006 May 1, Lisa, “Spilling out drops of wine at the Seder”, in soc.culture.jewish.moderated (Usenet)

Questions about dancing on someone's grave

What is dancing on someone's grave the present participle and gerund of?
Dancing on someone's grave is the present participle and gerund of dance on someone's grave.

Words near dancing on someone's grave in the dictionary

  1. dancing mania
  2. dancing manias
  3. dancing master's kit
  4. dancing master's kits
  5. dancing on nothing
  6. dancing on someone's grave
  7. dancing out
  8. dancing plant
  9. dancing school
  10. dancing the Tyburn jig
  11. dancing to a different tune

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