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eating dirt

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

Meaning of eat dirt

Verb

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

  1. (dated, idiomatic) To eat humble pie.

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Questions about eating dirt

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

Words near eating dirt in the dictionary

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

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