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scrutes

scrutes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scrute.

Meaning of scrute

Verb

scrute (third-person singular simple present scrutes, present participle scruting, simple past and past participle scruted)

  1. (intransitive, rare, transitive) To examine (something) carefully; to scrutinize.
    • Hazard scruted the Angels with hooded eyes; the low drone of their murmured ritual chanting of "Make my day" was getting on his nerves. He turned and gloomed down at the table again.1996, William Peter Blatty, Demons Five, Exorcists Nothing: A Fable, New York, N.Y.: Donald I. Fine Books, →ISBN, page 36

Questions about scrutes

What is scrutes the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Scrutes is the third-person singular simple present indicative of scrute.

Words near scrutes in the dictionary

  1. scrutations
  2. scrutator
  3. scrutators
  4. scrute
  5. scruted
  6. scrutes
  7. scrutinate
  8. scrutinated
  9. scrutinates
  10. scrutinating
  11. scrutinee

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