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dining on ashes

dining on ashes is the present participle and gerund 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 dining on ashes

What is dining on ashes the present participle and gerund of?
Dining on ashes is the present participle and gerund of dine on ashes.

Words near dining on ashes in the dictionary

  1. dining in
  2. dining leaf
  3. dining leaves
  4. dining needle
  5. dining needles
  6. dining on ashes
  7. dining out
  8. dining out on
  9. dining room
  10. dining rooms
  11. dining set

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