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tindered

tindered is the simple past and past participle of tinder.

Meaning of tinder

Verb

tinder (third-person singular simple present tinders, present participle tindering, simple past and past participle tindered)

  1. (transitive) To set fire to; torch.
    • Is heaven a murderer when its lightning strikes a would-be murderer in his bed, tindering sheets and skin together?1851 November 14, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick; or, The Whale, 1st American edition, New York, N.Y.: Harper & Brothers; London: Richard Bentley, →OCLC

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Verb capitalized: Tindered

Tindered

  1. (participle, past) simple past and past participle of Tinder

Questions about tindered

What is tindered the simple past and past participle of?
Tindered is the simple past and past participle of tinder.
What part of speech is tindered?
Tindered is a verb.

Words near tindered in the dictionary

  1. tinder fungus
  2. tinder-box
  3. tinder-boxes
  4. tinderbox
  5. tinderboxes
  6. tindered
  7. Tinderella
  8. Tinderellas
  9. Tinderer
  10. Tinderers
  11. Tinderesque

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