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grows cold

grows cold is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grow cold.

Meaning of grow cold

Verb

grow cold (third-person singular simple present grows cold, present participle growing cold, simple past grew cold, past participle grown cold)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To wane; to lose interest or enthusiasm for something or someone; to become disenchanted or to fall out of love with someone.
    • Men grow cold as girls grow old / And we all lose our charms in the end.1949, Jule Styne, Leo Robin, “Diamonds Are a Girl's Best Friend”

Questions about grows cold

What is grows cold the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Grows cold is the third-person singular simple present indicative of grow cold.

Words near grows cold in the dictionary

  1. grows a pair
  2. grows a set
  3. grows a tail
  4. grows apart
  5. grows away from
  6. grows cold
  7. grows into
  8. grows like a weed
  9. grows on
  10. grows out
  11. grows out of

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