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got a word in edgewise

got a word in edgewise is the simple past of get a word in edgewise.

got a word in edgewise is the past participle of get a word in edgewise.

Meaning of get a word in edgewise

Verb

get a word in edgewise (third-person singular simple present gets a word in edgewise, present participle getting a word in edgewise, simple past got a word in edgewise, past participle (UK) got a word in edgewise or (US) gotten a word in edgewise)

  1. (US, derogatory, usually) To break into or participate in a conversation, especially where there is much interruption by other speakers.
    • Everyone was talking at once. I couldn’t get a word in edgewise.

Questions about got a word in edgewise

What is got a word in edgewise the simple past of?
Got a word in edgewise is the simple past of get a word in edgewise.

Words near got a word in edgewise in the dictionary

  1. got a run on
  2. got a sad on
  3. got a wiggle on
  4. got a word in
  5. got a word in edgeways
  6. got a word in edgewise
  7. got a wriggle on
  8. got about
  9. got above oneself
  10. got across
  11. got across the line

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