dye in the wool in English

Forms: dyes in the wool [present, singular, third-person], dyeing in the wool [participle, present], dyed in the wool [participle, past], dyed in the wool [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} dye in the wool (third-person singular simple present dyes in the wool, present participle dyeing in the wool, simple past and past participle dyed in the wool)

Inflected forms

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"dye in the wool" meaning in English

Verb

Inflected forms