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spruiked

spruiked is the simple past and past participle of spruik.

Meaning of spruik

Verb

spruik (third-person singular simple present spruiks, present participle spruiking, simple past and past participle spruiked)

  1. (Australia, transitive) To promote a thing or idea to another person, usually informally.
    • There was no spruiking or showmanship, no flash shirts or ten-gallon hats.1948, Louis Esson, Louis Esson and the Australian Theatre, page 18
    Synonyms:
    pimp, pitch, tout, hawk

Questions about spruiked

What is spruiked the simple past and past participle of?
Spruiked is the simple past and past participle of spruik.

Words near spruiked in the dictionary

  1. sprugging
  2. sprugs
  3. Spruiell
  4. Spruiells
  5. spruik
  6. spruiked
  7. spruiker
  8. spruikers
  9. spruiking
  10. spruiks
  11. Spruill

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