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waves the bloody shirt

waves the bloody shirt is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 waves the bloody shirt

What is waves the bloody shirt the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Waves the bloody shirt is the third-person singular simple present indicative of wave the bloody shirt.

Words near waves the bloody shirt in the dictionary

  1. waves goodbye
  2. waves in
  3. waves of the hand
  4. waves of translation
  5. waves off
  6. waves the bloody shirt
  7. waves the white flag
  8. waves through
  9. waveshape
  10. waveshaper
  11. waveshapers

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