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sugarcoats the pill

sugarcoats the pill is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sugarcoat the pill.

Meaning of sugarcoat the pill

Verb

sugarcoat the pill (third-person singular simple present sugarcoats the pill, present participle sugarcoating the pill, simple past and past participle sugarcoated the pill)

  1. (idiomatic, informal) To make an unpleasant event less displeasing.
    • Near-synonyms: polish a turd, put lipstick on a pig, sweeten the pot

Questions about sugarcoats the pill

What is sugarcoats the pill the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sugarcoats the pill is the third-person singular simple present indicative of sugarcoat the pill.

Words near sugarcoats the pill in the dictionary

  1. sugarcoating
  2. sugarcoating a bitter pill
  3. sugarcoating the pill
  4. sugarcoats
  5. sugarcoats a bitter pill
  6. sugarcoats the pill
  7. sugarcraft
  8. sugarcube
  9. sugarcubes
  10. sugardaddie
  11. sugardaddies

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