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kittened

kittened is the simple past and past participle of kitten.

Meaning of kitten

Verb

kitten (third-person singular simple present kittens, present participle kittening, simple past and past participle kittened)

  1. (intransitive, transitive) To give birth to kittens.
    • A cat about to kitten, must not be spoken of by its name, but called a witch. (Madagascar.)2003, Cora Linn Daniels, C. M. Stevans, Encyclopedia of Superstitions, Folklore, and the Occult Sciences of the World

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Questions about kittened

What is kittened the simple past and past participle of?
Kittened is the simple past and past participle of kitten.

Words near kittened in the dictionary

  1. kitten mill
  2. kitten mills
  3. kitten-hearted
  4. kittenball
  5. kittendom
  6. kittened
  7. kittenesque
  8. kittenfish
  9. kittenfished
  10. kittenfishes
  11. kittenfishing

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