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eats one's words

eats one's words is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 eats one's words

What is eats one's words the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Eats one's words is the third-person singular simple present indicative of eat one's words.

Words near eats one's words in the dictionary

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

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