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washing one's dirty linen in public

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

Meaning of wash one's dirty linen in public

Verb

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

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

Questions about washing one's dirty linen in public

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

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

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

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