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harpooned

harpooned is the simple past and past participle of harpoon.

Meaning of harpoon

Verb

harpoon (third-person singular simple present harpoons, present participle harpooning, simple past and past participle harpooned)

  1. (transitive) To shoot something with a harpoon.
    • Pilot whales, also known as blackfish, were fairly plentiful, and Mundus would harpoon one or two, haul them out onto the beach, and butcher them.1983, Richard Ellis, The Book of Sharks, Knopf, →ISBN, page 176

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Words formed from harpooned

Questions about harpooned

What is harpooned the simple past and past participle of?
Harpooned is the simple past and past participle of harpoon.

Words near harpooned in the dictionary

  1. harpoon fork
  2. harpoon forks
  3. harpoon gun
  4. harpoon guns
  5. harpoonable
  6. harpooned
  7. harpooneer
  8. harpooneers
  9. harpooner
  10. harpooners
  11. harpooning

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