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dipped one's toe in the water

dipped one's toe in the water is the simple past and past participle of dip one's toe in the water.

Meaning of dip one's toe in the water

Verb

dip one's toe in the water (third-person singular simple present dips one's toe in the water, present participle dipping one's toe in the water, simple past and past participle dipped one's toe in the water)

  1. Synonym of test the waters.
    Synonyms:
    test the waters

Questions about dipped one's toe in the water

What is dipped one's toe in the water the simple past and past participle of?
Dipped one's toe in the water is the simple past and past participle of dip one's toe in the water.

Words near dipped one's toe in the water in the dictionary

  1. dipped headlights
  2. dipped into
  3. dipped one's finger in
  4. dipped one's pen in someone's inkwell
  5. dipped one's toe in
  6. dipped one's toe in the water
  7. dipped one's wick
  8. dipped out
  9. dippedst
  10. Dippel's oil
  11. dipper

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