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embracing the suck

embracing the suck is the present participle and gerund of embrace the suck.

Meaning of embrace the suck

Verb

embrace the suck (third-person singular simple present embraces the suck, present participle embracing the suck, simple past and past participle embraced the suck)

  1. (slang) To consciously accept or appreciate something that is extremely unpleasant but unavoidable.
    • So go ahead and embrace the suck of the first mile or so, you'll be through it soon enough.2013, Brett Stewart, 7 Weeks to a 10K, →ISBN

Questions about embracing the suck

What is embracing the suck the present participle and gerund of?
Embracing the suck is the present participle and gerund of embrace the suck.

Words near embracing the suck in the dictionary

  1. embraces the suck
  2. embracest
  3. embraceth
  4. embracing
  5. embracing the penguin
  6. embracing the suck
  7. embracingly
  8. embracingness
  9. embracings
  10. embracive
  11. Embraer

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