Past tense of scallop
regular verb
The past tense of scallop is scalloped. The past participle is also scalloped.
Forms of scallop
| Base form (V1) | scallop /ˈskɑləp/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | scalloped |
| Past participle (V3) | scalloped |
| Present participle | scalloping |
| Third person singular | scallops |
Scalloped in a sentence
- Earl, who has lobstered, scalloped, groundfished and run tugs most of his life, is half joking.2004 January 1, Bob Bernstein, “Pumping out the heat”, in National Fisherman. From the entry groundfish
- The broad rim is formed in auricular style with shells and has a scalloped edge.1995 January, Edward van Voolen, Irene Faber, Annette Weber, “Jewish Ceremonial Silver from Germany in the Jewish Historical Museum…. From the entry auricular style
- A little scalloped cove where weedy creatures Trail in and out, wish-washing on the tide .1910, Florence Converse, A Masque of Sibyls, page 31. From the entry wish-wash
- Large poison-green spheres with deeply scalloped bottoms: Antonovkas.2004, Sven A. Linholm, Orbits. Volume I : on Becoming a Man : a Novel, Trafford Publishing, →ISBN, page 70. From the entry Antonovka
- Below: The zazziest nylon tricot pettipants — a dazzle of yellows, blues, pinks and greens, scalloped at the edges.1967, Harper's Bazaar, volume 100, page 240. From the entry zazzy
Meaning of scallop
- noun Any of various marine bivalve molluscs of the superfamily Pectinoidea.
- noun One of a series of curves, forming an edge similar to a scallop shell, especially in knitting and crochet.
- noun A fillet of meat, escalope.
Questions about the past tense of scallop
- What is the past tense of scallop?
- The past tense of scallop is scalloped.
- What is the past participle of scallop?
- The past participle of scallop is scalloped.
- Is scallop a regular or irregular verb?
- Scallop is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
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