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dashing someone's hopes

dashing someone's hopes is the present participle and gerund of dash someone's hopes.

Meaning of dash someone's hopes

Verb

dash someone's hopes (third-person singular simple present dashes someone's hopes, present participle dashing someone's hopes, simple past and past participle dashed someone's hopes)

  1. (idiomatic) To undercut or undermine someone's dreams or aspirations.

Questions about dashing someone's hopes

What is dashing someone's hopes the present participle and gerund of?
Dashing someone's hopes is the present participle and gerund of dash someone's hopes.

Words near dashing someone's hopes in the dictionary

  1. dashines
  2. dashing
  3. dashing down
  4. dashing off
  5. dashing on
  6. dashing someone's hopes
  7. dashingly
  8. dashingness
  9. dashings
  10. Dashiqiao
  11. dashis

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