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sticks in one's gizzard

sticks in one's gizzard is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick in one's gizzard.

Meaning of stick in one's gizzard

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To rankle in one's heart.

Questions about sticks in one's gizzard

What is sticks in one's gizzard the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sticks in one's gizzard is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick in one's gizzard.

Words near sticks in one's gizzard in the dictionary

  1. sticks down
  2. sticks fat
  3. sticks in a bundle are unbreakable
  4. sticks in a bundle can't be broken
  5. sticks in a bundle cannot be broken
  6. sticks in one's gizzard
  7. sticks in someone's craw
  8. sticks in someone's gullet
  9. sticks in someone's throat
  10. sticks in the mud
  11. sticks it out

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