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gridled

gridled is the simple past and past participle of gridle.

Meaning of gridle

Verb

gridle (third-person singular simple present gridles, present participle gridling, simple past and past participle gridled)

  1. To sing as a form of begging, especially to sing hymns badly with the aim of soliciting donations out of sympathy.
    • He also gridled sacred hymns in the streets, and sung sporting songs in the alehouses.1908, W. H. Davies, chapter 31, in The Autobiography of a Super-Tramp

Questions about gridled

What is gridled the simple past and past participle of?
Gridled is the simple past and past participle of gridle.

Words near gridled in the dictionary

  1. gridironer
  2. gridironers
  3. gridironing
  4. gridirons
  5. gridle
  6. gridled
  7. gridler
  8. gridlers
  9. gridles
  10. gridless
  11. gridlessness

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