gaddeth
gaddeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gad.
Meaning of gad
Verb
gad (third-person singular simple present gads, present participle gadding, simple past and past participle gadded)
- To move from one location to another in an apparently random and frivolous manner.
- This, I suppose, is the virgin who abideth still in the house with you. She is not given, I hope, to gadding overmuch, nor to vain and foolish decorations of her person with ear-rings and finger-rings, and crisping-pins: for such are unprofitable, yea, abominable.1852, Alice Cary, Clovernook ....
- Synonyms:
- gallivant
- To run with the tail in the air, bent over the back, usually in an attempt to escape the warble fly.
Origin of gaddeth
gad + -eth
Questions about gaddeth
- What is gaddeth the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
- Gaddeth is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gad.
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