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navel-gazes

navel-gazes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of navel-gaze.

Meaning of navel-gaze

Verb

navel-gaze (third-person singular simple present navel-gazes, present participle navel-gazing, simple past and past participle navel-gazed)

  1. (derogatory) To engage in self-indulgent introspection.

Questions about navel-gazes

What is navel-gazes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Navel-gazes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of navel-gaze.

Words near navel-gazes in the dictionary

  1. navel strings
  2. navel-gaze
  3. navel-gazed
  4. navel-gazer
  5. navel-gazers
  6. navel-gazes
  7. navel-gazey
  8. navel-gazing
  9. navel-gazings
  10. navel-string
  11. navel-strings

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