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dines on ashes

dines on ashes is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 dines on ashes

What is dines on ashes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Dines on ashes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of dine on ashes.

Words near dines on ashes in the dictionary

  1. dinery
  2. dines
  3. dines and dashes
  4. dines at the Y
  5. dines in
  6. dines on ashes
  7. dines out
  8. dines out on
  9. dines with Duke Humphrey
  10. Dineses
  11. dinest

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