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threw the handkerchief

threw the handkerchief is the simple past of throw the handkerchief.

Meaning of throw the handkerchief

Verb

throw the handkerchief (third-person singular simple present throws the handkerchief, present participle throwing the handkerchief, simple past threw the handkerchief, past participle thrown the handkerchief)

  1. To call upon the next person, for example when giving speeches.

Questions about threw the handkerchief

What is threw the handkerchief the simple past of?
Threw the handkerchief is the simple past of throw the handkerchief.

Words near threw the handkerchief in the dictionary

  1. threw tantrums
  2. threw the baby out with the bathwater
  3. threw the book at
  4. threw the bull
  5. threw the bull around
  6. threw the handkerchief
  7. threw the hatchet
  8. threw the rulebook at
  9. threw them bows
  10. threw things at the wall and saw what stuck
  11. threw to the dogs

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