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periscoped

periscoped is the simple past and past participle of periscope.

Meaning of periscope

Verb

periscope (third-person singular simple present periscopes, present participle periscoping, simple past and past participle periscoped)

  1. (intransitive) To rise and peer around, in the manner of a periscope.
    • Thousands of ungainly black-beaked heads would periscope and freeze in the direction of the approaching intruder.1951, National Geographic Magazine: Volume 99

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Questions about periscoped

What is periscoped the simple past and past participle of?
Periscoped is the simple past and past participle of periscope.

Words near periscoped in the dictionary

  1. periscian
  2. periscians
  3. periscii
  4. periscopal
  5. periscope
  6. periscoped
  7. periscopes
  8. periscopic
  9. periscopical
  10. periscopically
  11. periscoping

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