"preach in the desert" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: preaches in the desert [present, singular, third-person], preaching in the desert [participle, present], preached in the desert [participle, past], preached in the desert [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} preach in the desert (third-person singular simple present preaches in the desert, present participle preaching in the desert, simple past and past participle preached in the desert)
  1. (idiomatic) To speak to or persuade a nearly nonexistent audience, or to an audience not listening Tags: idiomatic Related terms: voice in the wilderness
    Sense id: en-preach_in_the_desert-en-verb-iyK3MuwO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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