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guilts

/ɡɪlts/

guilts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of guilt.

Meaning of guilt

Verb (1)

guilt (third-person singular simple present guilts, present participle guilting, simple past and past participle guilted)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To commit offenses; act criminally.

Verb (2)

guilt (third-person singular simple present guilts, present participle guilting, simple past and past participle guilted)

  1. (informal, transitive) To cause someone to feel guilt, particularly in order to influence their behaviour.
    • He didn't want to do it, but his wife guilted him into it.

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Words that rhyme with guilts

Questions about guilts

What is guilts the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Guilts is the third-person singular simple present indicative of guilt.
How do you pronounce guilts?
Guilts is pronounced /ɡɪlts/.

Words near guilts in the dictionary

  1. guiltless
  2. guiltlessly
  3. guiltlessness
  4. guiltlike
  5. guiltridden
  6. guilts
  7. guiltware
  8. guilty
  9. guilty as a cat in a goldfish bowl
  10. guilty as charged
  11. guilty as sin

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