Word.ws English Dictionary

slivered

UK/ˈslɪvəd/US/ˈslɪvɚd/

slivered is the simple past and past participle of sliver.

Meaning of sliver

Verb

sliver (third-person singular simple present slivers, present participle slivering, simple past and past participle slivered)

  1. (transitive) To cut or divide into long, thin pieces, or into very small pieces; to cut or rend lengthwise; to slit.
    • to sliver wood

See all 7 meanings of sliver

Words that rhyme with slivered

Questions about slivered

What is slivered the simple past and past participle of?
Slivered is the simple past and past participle of sliver.
How do you pronounce slivered?
Slivered is pronounced /ˈslɪvəd/ (UK).

Words near slivered in the dictionary

  1. slivercasted
  2. slivercaster
  3. slivercasters
  4. slivercasting
  5. slivercasts
  6. slivered
  7. sliverer
  8. sliverers
  9. slivering
  10. sliverlike
  11. sliverous

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Adapted from Wiktionary: slivered (page history and authors); sliver (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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