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waving the bloody shirt

waving the bloody shirt is the present participle and gerund 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 waving the bloody shirt

What is waving the bloody shirt the present participle and gerund of?
Waving the bloody shirt is the present participle and gerund of wave the bloody shirt.

Words near waving the bloody shirt in the dictionary

  1. waving away
  2. waving down
  3. waving goodbye
  4. waving in
  5. waving off
  6. waving the bloody shirt
  7. waving the white flag
  8. waving through
  9. wavingly
  10. wavings
  11. Wavoid

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