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making someone's ears sad

making someone's ears sad is the present participle and gerund of make someone's ears sad.

Meaning of make someone's ears sad

Verb

make someone's ears sad (third-person singular simple present makes someone's ears sad, present participle making someone's ears sad, simple past and past participle made someone's ears sad)

  1. (idiomatic, rare) To displease the ears of someone; to cause someone to hear music or sounds that are not to their liking.
    • Your awful "song" is making my ears sad.

Questions about making someone's ears sad

What is making someone's ears sad the present participle and gerund of?
Making someone's ears sad is the present participle and gerund of make someone's ears sad.

Words near making someone's ears sad in the dictionary

  1. making some noise
  2. making someone hard to catch
  3. making someone's acquaintance
  4. making someone's blood boil
  5. making someone's day
  6. making someone's ears sad
  7. making someone's flesh crawl
  8. making someone's flesh creep
  9. making someone's hair curl
  10. making someone's hair stand on end
  11. making someone's head spin

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