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scrieved

scrieved is the simple past and past participle of scrieve.

Meaning of scrieve

Verb

scrieve (third-person singular simple present scrieves, present participle scrieving, simple past and past participle scrieved)

  1. (Scotland, dated) To glide or move smoothly.
    • Unlike the monotonous tones of London's streets, the sounds changed every few steps, so that the rattle of pollarded oaks could be followed by the trumpeting of bullfrogs and then the sudden sigh of scrieving swifts.1997, Nicholas Crane, Clear Waters Rising : a mountain walk across Europe, London: Penguin Books

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Questions about scrieved

What is scrieved the simple past and past participle of?
Scrieved is the simple past and past participle of scrieve.

Words near scrieved in the dictionary

  1. scries
  2. scrieve
  3. scrieve board
  4. scrieve boards
  5. scrieve knife
  6. scrieved
  7. scrieves
  8. scrieving
  9. scriggle
  10. scriggled
  11. scriggles

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