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petune

petune verb: to spray (tobacco) with a liquid intended to produce flavour or aroma.

Verb

petune (third-person singular simple present petunes, present participle petuning, simple past and past participle petuned)

  1. (dated, transitive) To spray (tobacco) with a liquid intended to produce flavour or aroma.

Forms of petune

third-person singular presentpetunes
present participlepetuning
past participlepetuned
pastpetuned

Origin of petune

See petunia.

Questions about petune

What does petune mean?
Petune means to spray (tobacco) with a liquid intended to produce flavour or aroma.
What part of speech is petune?
Petune is a verb.
What is the past tense of petune?
The past tense of petune is petuned.

Words near petune in the dictionary

  1. petulancy
  2. petulant
  3. petulantly
  4. petulcity
  5. petun
  6. petune
  7. petuned
  8. petunes
  9. petunia
  10. petunias
  11. petunidin

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