Past tense of wick
regular verb
The past tense of wick is wicked. The past participle is also wicked.
Forms of wick
| Base form (V1) | wick /ˈwɪk/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | wicked /ˈwɪk.ɪd/ |
| Past participle (V3) | wicked /ˈwɪk.ɪd/ |
| Present participle | wicking |
| Third person singular | wicks |
Wicked in a sentence
- The moisture slowly wicked through the wood.
- I had to stay with my wicked stepmother, for I had nowhere else to go.From the entry for
- Genuine cowards follow wicked people and cannot reliably sustain any virtue.From the entry wicked
- Genuine cowards follow the wicked and cannot reliably sustain any virtue.From the entry reliably
- That was a wicked guitar solo, bro!From the entry wicked
Meaning of wick
- noun A braid or bundle of fibre or other porous material (now generally twisted or woven cotton) in a candle, kerosene heater, oil lamp, etc., that draws up a liquid fuel (such as melted tallow or wax, or oil) at one end, to be ignited at the other end to produce a flame.
- noun Synonym of wicking (“the material of which wicks (etymology 1, noun sense 1) are made”).
- noun Any piece of porous material that conveys liquid by capillary action; specifically (medicine), a strip of gauze placed in a wound, etc., to absorb fluids.
Questions about the past tense of wick
- What is the past tense of wick?
- The past tense of wick is wicked.
- What is the past participle of wick?
- The past participle of wick is wicked.
- Is wick a regular or irregular verb?
- Wick is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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