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called names

called names is the simple past and past participle of call names.

Meaning of call names

Verb

call names (third-person singular simple present calls names, present participle calling names, simple past and past participle called names)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To use abusive or insulting language; to engage in name-calling.
    • [A]s [US president Donald Trump] turns up the pressure – calling the Fed chair [Jerome Powell] names and questioning his acumen – he’s ignited a firestorm in legal and financial circles.2025 April 21, Laurent Belsie, “Markets falter as Trump attacks Fed’s independence – and its chair”, in The Christian Science Monitor

Questions about called names

What is called names the simple past and past participle of?
Called names is the simple past and past participle of call names.

Words near called names in the dictionary

  1. called it as one saw it
  2. called it even
  3. called it half a day
  4. called it quits
  5. called it stumps
  6. called names
  7. called off
  8. called off the dogs
  9. called on the carpet
  10. called onto the carpet
  11. called out

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