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gives the dirts

gives the dirts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give the dirts.

Meaning of give the dirts

Verb

give the dirts (third-person singular simple present gives the dirts, present participle giving the dirts, simple past gave the dirts, past participle given the dirts)

  1. To verbally abuse.
    • You write about the 'fray,' From some place far away, You're giving us what Tommy calls the 'dirts.' With your 'majesty of war', and our 'eagerness for more', Remember that this sort of rubbish hurts.2009, Patrick Deer, Culture in Camouflage: War, Empire, and Modern British Literature, →ISBN

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What is gives the dirts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gives the dirts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of give the dirts.

Words near gives the dirts in the dictionary

  1. gives suck
  2. gives the ax
  3. gives the axe
  4. gives the bird
  5. gives the devil his due
  6. gives the dirts
  7. gives the elbow
  8. gives the finger
  9. gives the floor
  10. gives the game away
  11. gives the lie

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