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suffering in silence

suffering in silence is the present participle and gerund of suffer in silence.

Meaning of suffer in silence

Verb

suffer in silence (third-person singular simple present suffers in silence, present participle suffering in silence, simple past and past participle suffered in silence)

  1. (idiomatic) To tolerate a bad situation without complaining.

Questions about suffering in silence

What is suffering in silence the present participle and gerund of?
Suffering in silence is the present participle and gerund of suffer in silence.

Words near suffering in silence in the dictionary

  1. suffering catfish
  2. suffering cats
  3. suffering centipedes
  4. suffering fools gladly
  5. suffering from
  6. suffering in silence
  7. suffering Moses
  8. suffering risk
  9. suffering risks
  10. suffering Sappho
  11. suffering succotash

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