Word info

go gentle into that good night

Verb

Meaning

go gentle into that good night (third-person singular simple present goes gentle into that good night, present participle going gentle into that good night, simple past went gentle into that good night, past participle gone gentle into that good night)

(euphemistic) To die without protest.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Examples

Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas

Do not go gentle into that good night. Dylan Thomas

Though wise men at their end know dark is right, Because their words had forked no lightning they Do not go gentle into that good night. Dylan Thomas

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