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creeled

creeled is the simple past and past participle of creel.

Meaning of creel

Verb (1)

creel (third-person singular simple present creels, present participle creeling, simple past and past participle creeled)

  1. (transitive) To place (fish) in a creel.

Verb (2)

creel (third-person singular simple present creels, present participle creeling, simple past and past participle creeled)

  1. (Appalachia, Southern US) To wrench or sprain.
    • For aught that appears in the record, plaintiff's fall was due entirely to the fact that his foot "creeled," and no one can say that his injuries were not due to the fall, but to the fact that he rolled down the embankment. […] he stepped around, and in doing so "creeled his foot in some way" and...1916, The South Western Reporter, pages 883-884

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Questions about creeled

What is creeled the simple past and past participle of?
Creeled is the simple past and past participle of creel.

Words near creeled in the dictionary

  1. creekwater
  2. creekwaters
  3. creeky
  4. creel
  5. Creel Bay
  6. creeled
  7. creeler
  8. creelers
  9. creelful
  10. creelfuls
  11. creeling

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