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dined on ashes

dined on ashes is the simple past and past participle of dine on ashes.

Meaning of dine on ashes

Verb

dine on ashes (third-person singular simple present dines on ashes, present participle dining on ashes, simple past and past participle dined on ashes)

  1. (idiomatic) To mope over past defeats or failures.
    • His redemptive power — propels us forward. It will not allow us to continue dining on ashes. The journey is yet before us, with Him. There is yet much to be done. There are many successes yet before us, and He calls us to move toward them.2009, Charles Westbrook, Fresh Daily, page 25

Questions about dined on ashes

What is dined on ashes the simple past and past participle of?
Dined on ashes is the simple past and past participle of dine on ashes.

Words near dined on ashes in the dictionary

  1. dine-in
  2. dined
  3. dined and dashed
  4. dined at the Y
  5. dined in
  6. dined on ashes
  7. dined out
  8. dined out on
  9. dined with Duke Humphrey
  10. Dinedor
  11. dinee

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