queen it
queen it verb: to behave like a queen; to be superior or conceited.
Verb
queen it (third-person singular simple present queens it, present participle queening it, simple past and past participle queened it)
- To behave like a queen; to be superior or conceited.
- This dream of mine— / Being now awake, I'll queen it no inch farther, / But milk my ewes, and weep.c. 1610–1611, William Shakespeare, The Winter's Tale, act 4, scene 4
- But while she was with the Morels she queened it. She sat and let Annie or Paul wait on her as if they were her servants.1913, D[avid] H[erbert] Lawrence, Sons and Lovers, London: Duckworth & Co. […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- lord it
Synonyms of queen it
- lord it
Forms of queen it
| third-person singular present | queens it |
|---|---|
| present participle | queening it |
| past participle | queened it |
| past | queened it |
Questions about queen it
- What does queen it mean?
- Queen it means to behave like a queen; to be superior or conceited.
- What part of speech is queen it?
- Queen it is a verb.
- What is the past tense of queen it?
- The past tense of queen it is queened it.
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