"watch grass grow" meaning in English

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Verb

Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Flame, not lame-watch grass grow.wav Forms: watches grass grow [present, singular, third-person], watching grass grow [participle, present], watched grass grow [participle, past], watched grass grow [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} watch grass grow (third-person singular simple present watches grass grow, present participle watching grass grow, simple past and past participle watched grass grow)
  1. Synonym of watch paint dry Synonyms: watch paint dry [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-watch_grass_grow-en-verb-ljyy7~2Z Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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