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rotted in hell

rotted in hell is the simple past and past participle of rot in hell.

Meaning of rot in hell

Verb

rot in hell (third-person singular simple present rots in hell, present participle rotting in hell, simple past and past participle rotted in hell)

  1. (figuratively, idiomatic) To suffer a fate worse than death.
    • This is one dangerous bastard. I hope he rots in hell.2012, Paul Carson, Scalpel, Random House, →ISBN, page 200
  2. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see rot, in, hell.
    • I have often wondered why no one ever asks about our earliest ancestors. […] Are we supposed to think that those generations of the human species are rotting in hell, just because they didn't have Christianity, Judaism, Islam, or Buddhism2015, Frank K. McGarry, To Hell with Terrorism, Dorrance Publishing, →ISBN, page 54

Questions about rotted in hell

What is rotted in hell the simple past and past participle of?
Rotted in hell is the simple past and past participle of rot in hell.

Words near rotted in hell in the dictionary

  1. rotta
  2. rottable
  3. rottas
  4. rotted
  5. rotted away
  6. rotted in hell
  7. rotted off
  8. rotted through
  9. rottedness
  10. rotten
  11. rotten apple

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