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brivetted

brivetted is the simple past and past participle of brivet.

Meaning of brivet

Verb

brivet (third-person singular simple present brivets, present participle briveting or brivetting, simple past and past participle briveted or brivetted)

  1. (UK, West-Midlands, intransitive) To wander an area, or look through items, without specific purpose or to satisfy idle curiosity, especially in a furtive and illicit manner.
    • Once Melanie had left the house, I entered her bedroom and began to brivet around.

Questions about brivetted

What is brivetted the simple past and past participle of?
Brivetted is the simple past and past participle of brivet.

Words near brivetted in the dictionary

  1. brivaracetam
  2. Brive
  3. Brive-la-Gaillarde
  4. brivet
  5. brivets
  6. brivetted
  7. brivetting
  8. brivla
  9. brivudine
  10. Brix
  11. Brixen

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