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limpeted

limpeted is the simple past and past participle of limpet.

Meaning of limpet

Verb

limpet (third-person singular simple present limpets, present participle limpeting, simple past and past participle limpeted)

  1. To gather limpets.
    • Mother visited the little cottage over the hill, and found Lisette's story to be quite correct; and many times the Frenchwoman blessed the day when Margie went limpeting and Lisette lent the old knife to the golden-haired little English lady.1890 JUNE, THE GUERNSEY MAGAZINE A MONTHLY ILLUSTRATED JOURNAL of INFORMATION, INSTRUCTION & ENTERTAINMENT, volume XVIII, number 6, page 1

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Questions about limpeted

What is limpeted the simple past and past participle of?
Limpeted is the simple past and past participle of limpet.

Words near limpeted in the dictionary

  1. limpers
  2. limpest
  3. limpet
  4. limpet mine
  5. limpet mines
  6. limpeted
  7. limpeth
  8. limpeting
  9. limpetlike
  10. limpets
  11. limphatic

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