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peacocked

peacocked is the simple past and past participle of peacock.

Meaning of peacock

Verb

peacock (third-person singular simple present peacocks, present participle peacocking, simple past and past participle peacocked)

  1. (intransitive) To strut about proudly or haughtily.
    • A routine border-check in upstate New York had turned into a back-room interrogation, and I was worried, because the three friends I was traveling with didn’t respond to authority well. I could almost hear the wry grins cracking their faces as the officers peacocked. “Is U.S. Customs a joke to...2014 May 30, Will Butler, “The Mark of Cane”, in The New York Times Magazine
  2. (intransitive) To engage in peacocking, ostentatious dress or behaviour to impress women.

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Questions about peacocked

What is peacocked the simple past and past participle of?
Peacocked is the simple past and past participle of peacock.

Words near peacocked in the dictionary

  1. peacock worm
  2. peacock worms
  3. peacock's tail
  4. peacock-pheasant
  5. peacock-pheasants
  6. peacocked
  7. peacockeries
  8. peacockery
  9. Peacockian
  10. peacockiest
  11. peacocking

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