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thesped

thesped is the simple past and past participle of thesp.

Meaning of thesp

Verb

thesp (third-person singular simple present thesps, present participle thesping, simple past and past participle thesped)

  1. (informal) To act (perform in a play etc.).
    • The play is expertly thesped by a competent cast of actors […]1947 April 5, Billboard

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Questions about thesped

What is thesped the simple past and past participle of?
Thesped is the simple past and past participle of thesp.

Words near thesped in the dictionary

  1. Thesmophorian
  2. Thesmophoric
  3. thesmothete
  4. thesmothetes
  5. thesp
  6. thesped
  7. thespian
  8. thespianic
  9. thespianism
  10. thespianisms
  11. thespians

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Adapted from Wiktionary: thesped (page history and authors); thesp (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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