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dying in a fire

dying in a fire is the present participle and gerund of die in a fire.

Meaning of die in a fire

Verb

die in a fire (third-person singular simple present dies in a fire, present participle dying in a fire, simple past and past participle died in a fire)

  1. (imperative, dismissal) Go to hell! Go to the devil! Expression of anger and contemptuous dismissal directed at a person or idea.
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see die, in, fire.

Questions about dying in a fire

What is dying in a fire the present participle and gerund of?
Dying in a fire is the present participle and gerund of die in a fire.

Words near dying in a fire in the dictionary

  1. Dying Earths
  2. dying gasp
  3. dying gasps
  4. dying hard
  5. dying how one lived
  6. dying in a fire
  7. dying in harness
  8. dying in one's shoes
  9. dying in the arse
  10. dying in the ass
  11. dying in the wool

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