"spinning in one's grave" meaning in English

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Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} spinning in one's grave
  1. present participle and gerund of spin in one's grave Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: spin in one's grave
    Sense id: en-spinning_in_one's_grave-en-verb-pMtSLtYj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries
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