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watched paint dry

watched paint dry is the simple past and past participle of watch paint dry.

Meaning of watch paint dry

Verb

watch paint dry (third-person singular simple present watches paint dry, present participle watching paint dry, simple past and past participle watched paint dry)

  1. (humorous) To watch something that has virtually no movement, hence, something very boring.
    • I expected his new play to be as good as the last, but it was like watching paint dry.

Questions about watched paint dry

What is watched paint dry the simple past and past participle of?
Watched paint dry is the simple past and past participle of watch paint dry.

Words near watched paint dry in the dictionary

  1. watched one's mouth
  2. watched one's step
  3. watched one's tongue
  4. watched out
  5. watched over
  6. watched paint dry
  7. watched the birdie
  8. watched the feathers fly
  9. watched the fur fly
  10. watched the world burn
  11. watched the world go by

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