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puddle up

puddle up verb: to form a puddle; to form (a liquid) into a puddle.

Verb

puddle up (third-person singular simple present puddles up, present participle puddling up, simple past and past participle puddled up)

  1. (ambitransitive, informal) To form a puddle; to form (a liquid) into a puddle.
  2. (broadly, figuratively, transitive) To make (something) muddy or confusing.
  3. (figuratively, intransitive) To cry or begin to cry; to well up with tears.

Forms of puddle up

third-person singular presentpuddles up
present participlepuddling up
past participlepuddled up
pastpuddled up

Questions about puddle up

What does puddle up mean?
Puddle up means to form a puddle; to form (a liquid) into a puddle.
What part of speech is puddle up?
Puddle up is a verb.
What is the past tense of puddle up?
The past tense of puddle up is puddled up.

Words near puddle up in the dictionary

  1. puddle jumpers
  2. puddle jumping
  3. puddle jumps
  4. puddle pirate
  5. puddle pirates
  6. puddle up
  7. puddle-hound
  8. puddle-hounds
  9. puddle-jump
  10. puddle-jumped
  11. puddle-jumper

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