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sticking in someone's craw

sticking in someone's craw is the present participle and gerund of stick in someone's craw.

Meaning of stick in someone's craw

Verb

stick in someone's craw (third-person singular simple present sticks in someone's craw, present participle sticking in someone's craw, simple past and past participle stuck in someone's craw)

  1. (idiomatic) To cause lasting annoyance, irritation, or hard feelings.
    • It really sticks in my craw that he never even asked me.

Questions about sticking in someone's craw

What is sticking in someone's craw the present participle and gerund of?
Sticking in someone's craw is the present participle and gerund of stick in someone's craw.

Words near sticking in someone's craw in the dictionary

  1. sticking at nothing
  2. sticking by
  3. sticking down
  4. sticking fat
  5. sticking in one's gizzard
  6. sticking in someone's craw
  7. sticking in someone's gullet
  8. sticking in someone's throat
  9. sticking it out
  10. sticking it to
  11. sticking it to the man

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