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shoulds on

shoulds on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of should on.

Meaning of should on

Verb

should on (third-person singular simple present shoulds on, present participle shoulding on, simple past and past participle shoulded on)

  1. (US, colloquial) To impose judgment on (oneself or others) by telling them what they should do.
    • Shoulding on yourself keeps you imprisoned in other people's beliefs and it makes you a puppet on a string […]2009, Ecallaw Leachim, Ratology: Way of the Undamned, page 100

Questions about shoulds on

What is shoulds on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Shoulds on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of should on.

Words near shoulds on in the dictionary

  1. shouldn'ts
  2. shouldna
  3. shouldnae
  4. shouldnt
  5. shoulds
  6. shoulds on
  7. shouldst
  8. shouldve
  9. Shoults
  10. Shoultz
  11. Shoultzes

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