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roosed

roosed is the simple past and past participle of roose.

Meaning of roose

Verb

roose (third-person singular simple present rooses, present participle roosing, simple past and past participle roosed)

  1. (Scotland, dialectal) To flatter or praise.
    • Ha'e na ye roosed my cheeks like the morning? Ha'e na ye roosed my cherry-red mou?1809, Hector MacNeill, Oh, Tell Me How For to Woo.
  2. (Scotland, dialectal) To be proud.
    • I'll cock my nose aboon them a' — I'm roosed by Craigengillan !1865, The British Poets - Volume 2, page 43

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Questions about roosed

What is roosed the simple past and past participle of?
Roosed is the simple past and past participle of roose.

Words near roosed in the dictionary

  1. roorkee chair
  2. roorkee chairs
  3. roos
  4. roosa oil
  5. roose
  6. roosed
  7. Roosendaal
  8. rooses
  9. Roosevelt
  10. Roosevelt County
  11. Roosevelt elk

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