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dishing the dirt

dishing the dirt is the present participle and gerund of dish the dirt.

Meaning of dish the dirt

Verb

dish the dirt (third-person singular simple present dishes the dirt, present participle dishing the dirt, simple past and past participle dished the dirt)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To tell salacious gossip.
    • The tabloid newspaper was eager to dish the dirt on celebrities.

Questions about dishing the dirt

What is dishing the dirt the present participle and gerund of?
Dishing the dirt is the present participle and gerund of dish the dirt.

Words near dishing the dirt in the dictionary

  1. dishin'
  2. dishiness
  3. dishing
  4. dishing off
  5. dishing out
  6. dishing the dirt
  7. dishing up
  8. dishings
  9. dishless
  10. Dishley
  11. Dishleys

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