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sucking a lemon

sucking a lemon is the present participle and gerund of suck a lemon.

Meaning of suck a lemon

Verb

suck a lemon (third-person singular simple present sucks a lemon, present participle sucking a lemon, simple past and past participle sucked a lemon)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) To be in a sour or negative mood.
    • I knew he must've woke up sucking a lemon when he didn't even say hello.

Questions about sucking a lemon

What is sucking a lemon the present participle and gerund of?
Sucking a lemon is the present participle and gerund of suck a lemon.

Words near sucking a lemon in the dictionary

  1. suckiest
  2. suckin'
  3. suckiness
  4. sucking
  5. sucking a big one
  6. sucking a lemon
  7. sucking all the air out of
  8. sucking and blowing
  9. sucking arse
  10. sucking ass
  11. sucking balls

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