wearing sackcloth and ashes
wearing sackcloth and ashes is the present participle and gerund of wear sackcloth and ashes.
Meaning of wear sackcloth and ashes
Verb
wear sackcloth and ashes (third-person singular simple present wears sackcloth and ashes, present participle wearing sackcloth and ashes, simple past wore sackcloth and ashes, past participle worn sackcloth and ashes)
- To publicly express regret for something done wrong.
Questions about wearing sackcloth and ashes
- What is wearing sackcloth and ashes the present participle and gerund of?
- Wearing sackcloth and ashes is the present participle and gerund of wear sackcloth and ashes.
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