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third-wheels

third-wheels is the third-person singular simple present indicative of third-wheel.

Meaning of third-wheel

Verb

third-wheel (third-person singular simple present third-wheels, present participle third-wheeling, simple past and past participle third-wheeled)

  1. (ambitransitive) To act as a third wheel; to accompany two people, unwanted, on a date.
    • The Argentine polo star, Ralph Lauren model and personal pal to Harry was with the royal couple on Thursday as he and Harry’s polo team scored the winning trophy at the Sentebale ISPS Handa Polo Cup. He even third-wheeled the newlyweds as the pair shared a congratulatory kiss after the charity...2018 July 28, Dave Quinn, “Meghan Markle and Prince Harry 'Found Each Other to Change the World,' Says Couple's Pal”, in People

Questions about third-wheels

What is third-wheels the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Third-wheels is the third-person singular simple present indicative of third-wheel.

Words near third-wheels in the dictionary

  1. third-waver
  2. third-wavers
  3. third-wheel
  4. third-wheeled
  5. third-wheeling
  6. third-wheels
  7. third-world
  8. third-worlder
  9. third-worlders
  10. third-worldian
  11. third-worldians

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Adapted from Wiktionary: third-wheels (page history and authors); third-wheel (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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