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preach in the desert

preach in the desert verb: to speak to or persuade a nearly nonexistent audience, or to an audience not listening.

Verb

preach in the desert (third-person singular simple present preaches in the desert, present participle preaching in the desert, simple past and past participle preached in the desert)

  1. (idiomatic) To speak to or persuade a nearly nonexistent audience, or to an audience not listening.

Forms of preach in the desert

third-person singular presentpreaches in the desert
present participlepreaching in the desert
past participlepreached in the desert
pastpreached in the desert

Questions about preach in the desert

What does preach in the desert mean?
Preach in the desert means to speak to or persuade a nearly nonexistent audience, or to an audience not listening.
What part of speech is preach in the desert?
Preach in the desert is a verb.
What is the past tense of preach in the desert?
The past tense of preach in the desert is preached in the desert.

Words near preach in the desert in the dictionary

  1. preacetylated
  2. preacetylation
  3. preacetylations
  4. preach
  5. preach down
  6. preach in the desert
  7. preach to deaf ears
  8. preach to the choir
  9. preach to the congregation
  10. preach to the converted
  11. preach up

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