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swiftered

swiftered is the simple past and past participle of swifter.

Meaning of swifter

Verb

swifter (third-person singular simple present swifters, present participle swiftering, simple past and past participle swiftered)

  1. (transitive) To tighten (e.g. slack standing rigging) by bringing the opposite shrouds nearer.

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Questions about swiftered

What is swiftered the simple past and past participle of?
Swiftered is the simple past and past participle of swifter.

Words near swiftered in the dictionary

  1. swiften
  2. swiftened
  3. swiftening
  4. swiftens
  5. swifter
  6. swiftered
  7. swiftering
  8. swifters
  9. swiftest
  10. swiftfoot
  11. swiftfooted

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