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steepled

UK/ˈstiːpəld/

steepled is the simple past and past participle of steeple.

Adjective

steepled (comparative more steepled, superlative most steepled)

  1. having a steeple
    • The same steepled towns dangle from the sea's horizon, the Brueghel faces of our electorate are as pink with zeal as they were those three decades ago.1986, John le Carré, A Perfect Spy
  2. formed into the shape of a steeple

Meaning of steeple

Verb

steeple (third-person singular simple present steeples, present participle steepling, simple past and past participle steepled)

  1. (transitive) To form something into the shape of a steeple.
    • He steepled his fingers as he considered the question.

See all 6 meanings of steeple

Antonyms of steepled

Forms of steepled

comparativemore steepled
superlativemost steepled

Questions about steepled

What does steepled mean?
Steepled means having a steeple.
What is steepled the simple past and past participle of?
Steepled is the simple past and past participle of steeple.
What part of speech is steepled?
Steepled is an adjective.
How do you pronounce steepled?
Steepled is pronounced /ˈstiːpəld/ (UK).

Words near steepled in the dictionary

  1. steeplechaser
  2. steeplechasers
  3. steeplechases
  4. steeplechasing
  5. steeplechasings
  6. steepled
  7. steeplehouse
  8. steeplehouses
  9. steeplejack
  10. steeplejacks
  11. steeplekeeper

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Adapted from Wiktionary: steepled (page history and authors); steeple (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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