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felt like death

felt like death is the simple past and past participle of feel like death.

Meaning of feel like death

Verb

feel like death (third-person singular simple present feels like death, present participle feeling like death, simple past and past participle felt like death)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To feel extremely bad, sick, exhausted, or worn out.

Questions about felt like death

What is felt like death the simple past and past participle of?
Felt like death is the simple past and past participle of feel like death.

Words near felt like death in the dictionary

  1. felt free
  2. felt grain
  3. felt in one's water
  4. felt in one's waters
  5. felt like
  6. felt like death
  7. felt like oneself
  8. felt nine feet tall
  9. felt no pain
  10. felt one's legs
  11. felt one's oats

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