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living in sin

living in sin is the present participle and gerund of live in sin.

Meaning of live in sin

Verb

live in sin (third-person singular simple present lives in sin, present participle living in sin, simple past and past participle lived in sin)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) To cohabit as if husband and wife without being married.
    • Ralph: Athene gone and got married?
      Builder: No. It's—it's that she's gone and—and not got married. . . . I suppose you'd have me eat humble pie and tell Athene she can go on living in sin and offending society.1922, John Galsworthy, A Family Man, act 2

Questions about living in sin

What is living in sin the present participle and gerund of?
Living in sin is the present participle and gerund of live in sin.

Words near living in sin in the dictionary

  1. living history
  2. living impaired
  3. living in
  4. living in each other's pockets
  5. living in hope
  6. living in sin
  7. living in the moment
  8. living in the past
  9. living in the shadow of
  10. living internet theory
  11. living it up

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