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sitting on one's laurels

sitting on one's laurels is the present participle and gerund of sit on one's laurels.

Meaning of sit on one's laurels

Verb

sit on one's laurels (third-person singular simple present sits on one's laurels, present participle sitting on one's laurels, simple past and past participle sat on one's laurels)

  1. Synonym of rest on one's laurels.

Questions about sitting on one's laurels

What is sitting on one's laurels the present participle and gerund of?
Sitting on one's laurels is the present participle and gerund of sit on one's laurels.

Words near sitting on one's laurels in the dictionary

  1. sitting on death's doorstep
  2. sitting on it
  3. sitting on one's arse
  4. sitting on one's ass
  5. sitting on one's hands
  6. sitting on one's laurels
  7. sitting on someone's wheel
  8. sitting on the fence
  9. sitting one's ass down
  10. sitting one's butt down
  11. sitting out

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