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rotting in hell

rotting in hell is the present participle and gerund 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 rotting in hell

What is rotting in hell the present participle and gerund of?
Rotting in hell is the present participle and gerund of rot in hell.

Words near rotting in hell in the dictionary

  1. rottie
  2. Rotties
  3. rottin'
  4. rotting
  5. rotting away
  6. rotting in hell
  7. rotting off
  8. rotting through
  9. Rottingdean
  10. Rottinghaus
  11. Rottinghauses

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