eating one's words

Verb

form-of participle present

present participle of eat one's words

Japanese Meaning

「eat one's words」の現在分詞形（進行形の表現）。

When the experiment failed, one was eating one's words in front of the whole team.

実験が失敗したとき、チーム全員の前で自分の発言を撤回せざるを得なかった。

Sense（1）

present participle of eat one's words