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waved the bloody shirt

waved the bloody shirt is the simple past and past participle of wave the bloody shirt.

Meaning of wave the bloody shirt

Verb

wave the bloody shirt (third-person singular simple present waves the bloody shirt, present participle waving the bloody shirt, simple past and past participle waved the bloody shirt)

  1. (US, slang) To mention the fallen and wars (especially the American Civil War) in an effort to draw empathy.

Questions about waved the bloody shirt

What is waved the bloody shirt the simple past and past participle of?
Waved the bloody shirt is the simple past and past participle of wave the bloody shirt.

Words near waved the bloody shirt in the dictionary

  1. waved away
  2. waved down
  3. waved goodbye
  4. waved in
  5. waved off
  6. waved the bloody shirt
  7. waved the white flag
  8. waved through
  9. wavedash
  10. wavedashed
  11. wavedashes

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