"fold one's arms" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: folds one's arms [present, singular, third-person], folding one's arms [participle, present], folded one's arms [participle, past], folded one's arms [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} fold one's arms (third-person singular simple present folds one's arms, present participle folding one's arms, simple past and past participle folded one's arms)
  1. Synonym of cross one's arms. Synonyms: cross one's arms [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-fold_one's_arms-en-verb-wl0~rM1i Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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