Past tense of flush
regular verb
The past tense of flush is flushed. The past participle is also flushed.
Forms of flush
| Base form (V1) | flush /ˈflʌʃ/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | flushed /flʌʃt/ |
| Past participle (V3) | flushed /flʌʃt/ |
| Present participle | flushing /ˈflʌʃɪŋ/ |
| Third person singular | flushes /ˈflʌʃɪz/ |
Flushed in a sentence
- The dogs flushed the deer from the woods.
- A covey of quail flushed from the undergrowth.
- There was a blockage in the sewer after an item of clothing was flushed down the toilet.From the entry sewer
- When I flushed the toilet, the plumbing backed up and burst.From the entry back up
- The army flushed out the enemy spy.From the entry flush out
Meaning of flush
- noun A group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
- verb To cause to take flight from concealment.
- verb To take suddenly to flight, especially from cover.
Questions about the past tense of flush
- What is the past tense of flush?
- The past tense of flush is flushed.
- What is the past participle of flush?
- The past participle of flush is flushed.
- Is flush a regular or irregular verb?
- Flush is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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Adapted from Wiktionary: flush (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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