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reaps the whirlwind

reaps the whirlwind is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reap the whirlwind.

Meaning of reap the whirlwind

Verb

reap the whirlwind (third-person singular simple present reaps the whirlwind, present participle reaping the whirlwind, simple past and past participle reaped the whirlwind)

  1. (idiomatic) To suffer bad consequences for one's actions.

Questions about reaps the whirlwind

What is reaps the whirlwind the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Reaps the whirlwind is the third-person singular simple present indicative of reap the whirlwind.

Words near reaps the whirlwind in the dictionary

  1. reapproximation
  2. reapproximations
  3. reaps
  4. reaps the benefits
  5. reaps the harvest
  6. reaps the whirlwind
  7. reaps what one sows
  8. reapt
  9. reaptd.
  10. rear
  11. rear admiral

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