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telegraphed

telegraphed is the simple past and past participle of telegraph.

Meaning of telegraph

Verb

telegraph (third-person singular simple present telegraphs, present participle telegraphing, simple past and past participle telegraphed)

  1. To use a telegraph; to send a message by telegraph.
    • Whenever this portent occurs, my steward telegraphs to me, that I, as head of the family, be not unsteeled against the shock of a bereavement […]1911, Max Beerbohm, chapter 5, in Zuleika Dobson, London: Heinemann, published 1922, page 60
  2. (figuratively) To clearly communicate to another nonverbally (whether by gesture, a change in attitude, or any other sign), and especially unintentionally.
    • Her frown telegraphed her displeasure.

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Questions about telegraphed

What is telegraphed the simple past and past participle of?
Telegraphed is the simple past and past participle of telegraph.

Words near telegraphed in the dictionary

  1. telegraph stamps
  2. telegraph wire
  3. telegraph wires
  4. telegraph-like
  5. telegraphable
  6. telegraphed
  7. telegrapheme
  8. telegraphemes
  9. telegrapher
  10. telegrapher's paralysis
  11. telegraphers

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Adapted from Wiktionary: telegraphed (page history and authors); telegraph (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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