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smiling like a mule eating briars

smiling like a mule eating briars is the present participle and gerund of smile like a mule eating briars.

Meaning of smile like a mule eating briars

Verb

smile like a mule eating briars (third-person singular simple present smiles like a mule eating briars, present participle smiling like a mule eating briars, simple past and past participle smiled like a mule eating briars)

  1. Synonym of grin like a mule eating briars.

Questions about smiling like a mule eating briars

What is smiling like a mule eating briars the present participle and gerund of?
Smiling like a mule eating briars is the present participle and gerund of smile like a mule eating briars.

Words near smiling like a mule eating briars in the dictionary

  1. smiling a thousand smiles
  2. smiling assassin
  3. smiling assassins
  4. smiling death
  5. smiling from ear to ear
  6. smiling like a mule eating briars
  7. smilingest
  8. smilingly
  9. smilingness
  10. smilings
  11. smilish

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