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eating one's heart

eating one's heart is the present participle and gerund of eat one's heart.

Meaning of eat one's heart

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of eat one's heart out.

Questions about eating one's heart

What is eating one's heart the present participle and gerund of?
Eating one's heart is the present participle and gerund of eat one's heart.

Words near eating one's heart in the dictionary

  1. eating one's feelings
  2. eating one's fill
  3. eating one's gun
  4. eating one's hat
  5. eating one's head off
  6. eating one's heart
  7. eating one's heart out
  8. eating one's own
  9. eating one's own dog food
  10. eating one's pride
  11. eating one's seed corn

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