Past tense of tuft
regular verb
The past tense of tuft is tufted. The past participle is also tufted.
Forms of tuft
| Base form (V1) | tuft /tʌft/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | tufted /ˈtʌftɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | tufted /ˈtʌftɪd/ |
| Present participle | tufting |
| Third person singular | tufts |
Tufted in a sentence
- They're never gonna get that Ottoman tufted in time!2017 December 2, “The Impossible Summit of Mt. Neverrest!” (0:13 from the start), in DuckTales, season 1, episode 3
- A dwarf, tufted, grayish plant with short spikes of pink-rose bilateral flowers nestled among the leaves.1979, Richard Spellenberg, “Shaggy Tuft (Stenandrium barbatum)”, in The Audubon Society field guide to North American wildflowers, western…. From the entry shaggytuft
- The trisetums are tufted perennial grasses (rarely annuals) with flat leaves and loose panicles.1924, Arthur William Simpson, Native American Forage Plants, page 185. From the entry trisetum
- Now nearly all tufted carpeting is made with an extra "skrim" backing of jute, which has eliminated the problem.1989, Harris Mitchell, You wanted to know, →ISBN. From the entry skrim
- In the pool, something is poking up out of the whip-creamy froth: a black nose, a long snout, a flat head, two tufted ears.2008, Ysabeau S. Wilce, Flora’s Dare: How a Girl of Spirit Gambles All to Expand Her Vocabulary, Confront a Bouncing Boy Terror, and Try…. From the entry whip-creamy
Meaning of tuft
- noun A bunch of feathers, grass or hair, etc., held together at the base.
- noun A cluster of threads drawn tightly through upholstery, a mattress or a quilt, etc., to secure and strengthen the padding.
- noun A small clump of trees or bushes.
Questions about the past tense of tuft
- What is the past tense of tuft?
- The past tense of tuft is tufted.
- What is the past participle of tuft?
- The past participle of tuft is tufted.
- Is tuft a regular or irregular verb?
- Tuft is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: tuft (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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