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treaded softly

treaded softly is the simple past and past participle of tread softly.

Meaning of tread softly

Verb

tread softly (third-person singular simple present treads softly, present participle treading softly, simple past trod softly or treaded softly, past participle trodden softly or trod softly or treaded softly)

  1. To tread lightly.

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Questions about treaded softly

What is treaded softly the simple past and past participle of?
Treaded softly is the simple past and past participle of tread softly.

Words near treaded softly in the dictionary

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

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