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eating crow

eating crow is the present participle and gerund of eat crow.

Meaning of eat crow

Verb

eat crow (third-person singular simple present eats crow, present participle eating crow, simple past ate crow, past participle eaten crow)

  1. (US, idiomatic) To recognize that one has been shown to be mistaken or outdone, especially by admitting that one has made a humiliating error.
    • He must apologise, he saw that clearly enough, must eat crow, as he told himself.1901, Frank Norris, chapter 2, in The Octopus

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What is eating crow the present participle and gerund of?
Eating crow is the present participle and gerund of eat crow.

Words near eating crow in the dictionary

  1. eating beaver
  2. eating boiled crow
  3. eating club
  4. eating clubs
  5. eating cookie
  6. eating crow
  7. eating cunt
  8. eating dirt
  9. eating disorder
  10. eating disorders
  11. eating down

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