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washing one's dirty laundry in public

washing one's dirty laundry in public is the present participle and gerund of wash one's dirty laundry in public.

Meaning of wash one's dirty laundry in public

Verb

wash one's dirty laundry in public (third-person singular simple present washes one's dirty laundry in public, present participle washing one's dirty laundry in public, simple past and past participle washed one's dirty laundry in public)

  1. (idiomatic) Synonym of air one's dirty laundry in public.

Questions about washing one's dirty laundry in public

What is washing one's dirty laundry in public the present participle and gerund of?
Washing one's dirty laundry in public is the present participle and gerund of wash one's dirty laundry in public.

Words near washing one's dirty laundry in public in the dictionary

  1. washing mitt
  2. washing mitts
  3. washing of feet
  4. washing off
  5. washing one's brain out with soap
  6. washing one's dirty laundry in public
  7. washing one's dirty linen in public
  8. washing one's elbows
  9. washing one's hands
  10. washing one's hands of
  11. washing one's mouth out

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