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treaded on someone's corns

treaded on someone's corns is the simple past and past participle of tread on someone's corns.

Meaning of tread on someone's corns

Verb

tread on someone's corns (third-person singular simple present treads on someone's corns, present participle treading on someone's corns, simple past trod on someone's corns or tread on someone's corns or treaded on someone's corns, past participle trod on someone's corns or tread on someone's corns or trodden on someone's corns or treaded on someone's corns)

  1. (UK, informal) To hurt someone's feelings.

Questions about treaded on someone's corns

What is treaded on someone's corns the simple past and past participle of?
Treaded on someone's corns is the simple past and past participle of tread on someone's corns.

Words near treaded on someone's corns in the dictionary

  1. treaded down
  2. treaded in someone's footsteps
  3. treaded in someone's steps
  4. treaded lightly
  5. treaded on eggshells
  6. treaded on someone's corns
  7. treaded softly
  8. treaded the boards
  9. treaded the stage
  10. treaded water
  11. treader

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