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had kittens

had kittens is the simple past and past participle of have kittens.

Meaning of have kittens

Verb

have kittens (third-person singular simple present has kittens, present participle having kittens, simple past and past participle had kittens)

  1. (informal) To become extremely upset.
    • Your mum will have kittens when she sees what you've done to your hair!
  2. (informal) To be in a state of frantic nervousness.
    • The guests are starting to arrive, but the hostess is having kittens because nothing is ready yet.
  3. (literal) Usually of a female cat, to give birth to kittens.

Questions about had kittens

What is had kittens the simple past and past participle of?
Had kittens is the simple past and past participle of have kittens.

Words near had kittens in the dictionary

  1. had it on lock
  2. had it out
  3. had it out for
  4. had it rough
  5. had Jesus in one's heart
  6. had kittens
  7. had legs
  8. had like
  9. had little time for
  10. had mercy
  11. had more chins than a Chinese phone book

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