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toed and froed

toed and froed is the simple past and past participle of to and fro.

Meaning of to and fro

Verb

to and fro (third-person singular simple present tos and fros or to and fros, present participle toing and froing or to and froing, simple past and past participle toed and froed or to and froed)

  1. (idiomatic) To go back and forth; to alternate.
    • "For a while I didn't tell anyone on the ward where I was going, but my toing and froing made people curious and eventually I confided in a few."2015, Barbara Taylor, The Last Asylum: A Memoir of Madness in Our Times

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Questions about toed and froed

What is toed and froed the simple past and past participle of?
Toed and froed is the simple past and past participle of to and fro.

Words near toed and froed in the dictionary

  1. toeclip
  2. toeclips
  3. toecutter
  4. toecutters
  5. toed
  6. toed and froed
  7. toed in
  8. toed out
  9. toed the line
  10. toed the mark
  11. toed the plank

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