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spooned

spooned is the simple past and past participle of spoon.

Meaning of spoon

Verb

spoon (third-person singular simple present spoons, present participle spooning, simple past and past participle spooned)

  1. To serve using a spoon; to transfer (something) with a spoon.
    • Sarah spooned some apple sauce onto her plate.
  2. (dated, intransitive) To flirt; to make advances; to court, to interact romantically or amorously.
    • By the light of the silvery moon, / I want to spoon, / To my honey I'll croon love's tune, […]1909, “By the Light of the Silvery Moon”, Ed[ward] Madden (lyrics), Gus Edwards (music), New York, N.Y.: Gus Edwards Music Pub Co, →OCLC, pages 4–5
  3. (informal, intransitive, transitive) To lie nestled front-to-back, following the contours of the bodies, in a manner reminiscent of stacked spoons.
    1. (broadly, informal, intransitive, transitive) To have sex in such a position.
  4. (croquet) To hit (the ball) weakly, pushing it with a lifting motion, instead of striking with an audible knock.
    • Law is in the field; the Criminal at the wicket. If Law makes a mistake—sends down a loose ball or drops a catch—the Criminal scores a little or has another lease of life. But if he makes a mistake—if he lets a straight ball pass or spoons towards a steady man—he is done for.1914, Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados
  5. (intransitive) To fish with a concave spoon bait.

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Words that rhyme with spooned

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Questions about spooned

What is spooned the simple past and past participle of?
Spooned is the simple past and past participle of spoon.

Words near spooned in the dictionary

  1. spoonclam
  2. spoonclams
  3. spoondrift
  4. spoondrifts
  5. Spoone
  6. spooned
  7. spooneful
  8. spoonefuls
  9. Spoonemore
  10. Spoonemores
  11. spooner

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