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sticking one's head in the sand

sticking one's head in the sand is the present participle and gerund of stick one's head in the sand.

Meaning of stick one's head in the sand

Verb

stick one's head in the sand (third-person singular simple present sticks one's head in the sand, present participle sticking one's head in the sand, simple past and past participle stuck one's head in the sand)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of bury one's head in the sand.

Questions about sticking one's head in the sand

What is sticking one's head in the sand the present participle and gerund of?
Sticking one's head in the sand is the present participle and gerund of stick one's head in the sand.

Words near sticking one's head in the sand in the dictionary

  1. sticking like shit to a blanket
  2. sticking one on
  3. sticking one's dick in crazy
  4. sticking one's foot in it
  5. sticking one's foot in one's mouth
  6. sticking one's head in the sand
  7. sticking one's neck out
  8. sticking one's nose into
  9. sticking one's oar in
  10. sticking one's tongue out
  11. sticking out

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