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ganneted

ganneted is the simple past and past participle of gannet.

Meaning of gannet

Verb

gannet (third-person singular simple present gannets, present participle ganneting, simple past and past participle ganneted)

  1. (UK, informal, transitive) To wolf down, gobble or eat (something) voraciously.
    • She was no longer in the company of her older sister and mother who had often scolded her for ganneting down her food.Gaynor Kay, Pebble in the Grass (page 115)

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Questions about ganneted

What is ganneted the simple past and past participle of?
Ganneted is the simple past and past participle of gannet.

Words near ganneted in the dictionary

  1. ganned
  2. gannef
  3. Gannes
  4. gannet
  5. gannet's bath
  6. ganneted
  7. ganneting
  8. gannetries
  9. gannetry
  10. gannets
  11. gannets' bath

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