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slitten

slitten is the past participle of slit.

Meaning of slit

Verb

slit (third-person singular simple present slits, present participle slitting, simple past slit, past participle slit or (obsolete) slitten)

  1. To cut a narrow opening.
    • He slit the bag open and the rice began pouring out.
  2. To split into strips by lengthwise cuts.
  3. (transitive) To cut; to sever; to divide.
    • And slits the thin-spun life.1637 (date written; published 1638), John Milton, “Lycidas”, in Poems of Mr. John Milton, […], London: […] Ruth Raworth for Humphrey Mosely, […], published 1646, →OCLC

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Words that rhyme with slitten

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Questions about slitten

What is slitten the past participle of?
Slitten is the past participle of slit.

Words near slitten in the dictionary

  1. slits someone's throat
  2. slitshell
  3. slitshells
  4. slittable
  5. slitted
  6. slitten
  7. slitter
  8. slittered
  9. slitters
  10. slittier
  11. slittiest

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