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howdied

howdied is the simple past and past participle of howdy.

Meaning of howdy

Verb

howdy (third-person singular simple present howdies, present participle howdying, simple past and past participle howdied)

  1. (transitive) To greet informally, especially by saying "howdy"
    • I stood up for the kid and it got ugly, with accusations being thrown in both directions. So the sheriff and I weren't exactly on howdying terms when that fire happened.2016, Brynn Bonner, Dead in a Flash, page 249

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Questions about howdied

What is howdied the simple past and past participle of?
Howdied is the simple past and past participle of howdy.

Words near howdied in the dictionary

  1. howder
  2. howders
  3. Howdershelt
  4. Howdershelts
  5. howdie
  6. howdied
  7. howdies
  8. howdja
  9. Howdon
  10. howdunit
  11. howdunits

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