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thrown the handkerchief

thrown the handkerchief is the past participle 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 thrown the handkerchief

What is thrown the handkerchief the past participle of?
Thrown the handkerchief is the past participle of throw the handkerchief.

Words near thrown the handkerchief in the dictionary

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

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