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locusted

locusted is the simple past and past participle of locust.

Meaning of locust

Verb

locust (third-person singular simple present locusts, present participle locusting, simple past and past participle locusted)

  1. (intransitive) To come in a swarm.
    • This Philip and the black-faced swarms of Spain,
      The hardest, cruellest people in the world,
      Come locusting upon us, eat us up,
      Confiscate lands, goods, money […]1875, Alfred Tennyson, Queen Mary: A Drama, London: Henry S. King & Co., →OCLC, (please specify the page)

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Questions about locusted

What is locusted the simple past and past participle of?
Locusted is the simple past and past participle of locust.

Words near locusted in the dictionary

  1. locusta
  2. locustae
  3. locustal
  4. locustberries
  5. locustberry
  6. locusted
  7. locustella
  8. locustellas
  9. locustelle
  10. locustelles
  11. locustellid

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