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eaten one's words

eaten one's words is the past participle of eat one's words.

Meaning of eat one's words

Verb

eat one's words (third-person singular simple present eats one's words, present participle eating one's words, simple past ate one's words, past participle eaten one's words)

  1. (figuratively) To regret or retract what one has said.
    • He didn't think I could do it, but I proved him wrong and made him eat his words.

Questions about eaten one's words

What is eaten one's words the past participle of?
Eaten one's words is the past participle of eat one's words.

Words near eaten one's words in the dictionary

  1. eaten one's own dog food
  2. eaten one's pride
  3. eaten one's seed corn
  4. eaten one's terms
  5. eaten one's Wheaties
  6. eaten one's words
  7. eaten one's young
  8. eaten out
  9. eaten out of someone's hand
  10. eaten out of the palm of someone's hand
  11. eaten pussy

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