Past tense of scald
regular verb
The past tense of scald is scalded. The past participle is also scalded.
Forms of scald
| Base form (V1) | scald /skɔld/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | scalded |
| Past participle (V3) | scalded |
| Present participle | scalding |
| Third person singular | scalds |
Scalded in a sentence
- The fireman was scalded by steam, but he did not fare so badly as the enemy pilot, whose dead body was found on a bank about 100 yd. away from the train.1943 March and April, “Notes and News: Southern Locomotive Destroys Raider”, in Railway Magazine, page 119
- Shoot, Sniffer jerked away and took off like a scalded dog.2010, R. Harper Mason, Lyin' Like a Dog. From the entry like a scalded dog
- Then hurrying to lift a pot of pirohy from the stove, she scalded her arm.1978–1979, V. S. Koban, “The Sorrows of Marienka”, in Slovakia, volume XXVIII, numbers 51–52, West Paterson, N.J.: The Slovak League of…. From the entry pirohy
- More often, he would buck like a scalded dog.2012, Jean Larremore, Self-Portrait of a Texas Cowboy: Ass Over Teakettle, page 54. From the entry like a scalded dog
- Very softly I boiled water, made a sandwich from the remains of the luncheon roast chicken, scalded the Twining creature.1980, Anthony Burgess, Earthly Powers. From the entry bever
Meaning of scald
- verb To burn with hot liquid.
- verb To heat almost to boiling.
- noun A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by hot liquid or steam.
Questions about the past tense of scald
- What is the past tense of scald?
- The past tense of scald is scalded.
- What is the past participle of scald?
- The past participle of scald is scalded.
- Is scald a regular or irregular verb?
- Scald is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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