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trapping in

trapping in is the simple past and past participle of trap in.

Meaning of trap in

Verb

trap in (third-person singular simple present traps in, present participle trapped in, simple past and past participle trapping in)

  1. Of a pigeon, to enter the loft after returning from a race or training flight.
    • When Corker trapped in Monte put her ring in the hatch of the pigeon clock[.]1982, Paul Radley, My Blue-Checker Corker and Me, Sydney: Fontana/Collins, page 120

Questions about trapping in

What is trapping in the simple past and past participle of?
Trapping in is the simple past and past participle of trap in.

Words near trapping in in the dictionary

  1. trappiest
  2. trappin
  3. trappin'
  4. trappiness
  5. trapping
  6. trapping in
  7. trapping out
  8. trappingly
  9. trappings
  10. trappins
  11. Trappist

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