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loses one's marbles

loses one's marbles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lose one's marbles.

Meaning of lose one's marbles

Verb

lose one's marbles (third-person singular simple present loses one's marbles, present participle losing one's marbles, simple past and past participle lost one's marbles)

  1. Synonym of lose one's mind (“to become crazy”).
    • There it was again, the suggestion that the governor had lost his marbles. And, to be truthful, Breslin is a bit late on the loony angle.1981 April 13, New York magazine, vol. 14, no. 15
    Synonyms:
    lose one's mind

Questions about loses one's marbles

What is loses one's marbles the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Loses one's marbles is the third-person singular simple present indicative of lose one's marbles.

Words near loses one's marbles in the dictionary

  1. loses one's cookies
  2. loses one's cool
  3. loses one's head
  4. loses one's heart
  5. loses one's life
  6. loses one's marbles
  7. loses one's mind
  8. loses one's nerve
  9. loses one's rag
  10. loses one's shirt
  11. loses one's shit

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