middled

middled is the simple past and past participle of middle.

Meaning of middle

middle (third-person singular simple present middles, present participle middling, simple past and past participle middled)

(obsolete, transitive) To take a middle view of.
- And now, to middle the matter between both, it is pity, that the man they favour has not that sort of merit which a person of a mind so delicate as that of Miss Harlowe might reasonably expect in a husband.1748, [Samuel Richardson], “Letter XXVII”, in Clarissa. Or, The History of a Young Lady: […], volume (please specify |volume=I to VII), London: […] S[amuel] Richardson; [a]nd sold by John Osborn...
(obsolete, transitive) To double (a rope) into two equal portions; to fold in the middle.
(transitive) To strike (the ball) with the middle portion of the face of the bat.

middled (not comparable)

(in-compounds) Having a specified kind of middle.
- A trim-middled hog will have a higher dressing percentage than a wasty, gutty, paunchy, heavy-middled hog.1958, John M. Kays, Basic animal husbandry, page 269

What does middled mean?: Middled means having a specified kind of middle.
What is middled the simple past and past participle of?: Middled is the simple past and past participle of middle.
What part of speech is middled?: Middled is an adjective.

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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