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knouted

knouted is the simple past and past participle of knout.

Meaning of knout

Verb

knout (third-person singular simple present knouts, present participle knouting, simple past and past participle knouted)

  1. To flog or beat with a knout.
    • Different, isn’t it? It’s called kava, by the way. The Fijians make it by knouting some root or other.1992, Will Self, Cock and Bull
    Synonyms:
    whip

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Questions about knouted

What is knouted the simple past and past participle of?
Knouted is the simple past and past participle of knout.

Words near knouted in the dictionary

  1. Knouse
  2. Knouses
  3. knout
  4. knoutberries
  5. knoutberry
  6. knouted
  7. knouter
  8. knouters
  9. knouting
  10. knoutings
  11. knouts

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