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penciled in

penciled in is the simple past and past participle of pencil in.

Meaning of pencil in

Verb

pencil in (third-person singular simple present pencils in, present participle (US) penciling in or (UK) pencilling in, simple past and past participle (US) penciled in or (UK) pencilled in)

  1. (transitive) To fill in or write in using pencil.
  2. (idiomatic, transitive) To provisionally schedule.
    • I'll pencil you in for tomorrow at noon.

Questions about penciled in

What is penciled in the simple past and past participle of?
Penciled in is the simple past and past participle of pencil in.

Words near penciled in in the dictionary

  1. pencil-skirted
  2. pencil-thin
  3. pencilbeam
  4. pencilbeams
  5. penciled
  6. penciled in
  7. penciled out
  8. penciler
  9. pencilers
  10. pencilfish
  11. pencilfishes

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