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dretched

dretched is the simple past and past participle of dretch.

Meaning of dretch

Verb (1)

dretch (third-person singular simple present dretches, present participle dretching, simple past and past participle dretched)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To vex; grill; trouble; oppress.

Verb (2)

dretch (third-person singular simple present dretches, present participle dretching, simple past and past participle dretched)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To delay; linger; tarry.
  2. (Scotland, UK, dialectal, intransitive) To move slowly and heavily; dawdle; loiter.

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Questions about dretched

What is dretched the simple past and past participle of?
Dretched is the simple past and past participle of dretch.

Words near dretched in the dictionary

  1. dresswear
  2. dressy
  3. drest
  4. dret
  5. dretch
  6. dretched
  7. dretches
  8. dretching
  9. dretful
  10. Dretskean
  11. Dretskian

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