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trod on eggshells

trod on eggshells is the simple past and past participle of tread on eggshells.

Meaning of tread on eggshells

Verb

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

  1. Synonym of walk on eggshells.

Questions about trod on eggshells

What is trod on eggshells the simple past and past participle of?
Trod on eggshells is the simple past and past participle of tread on eggshells.

Words near trod on eggshells in the dictionary

  1. trod down
  2. trod in someone's footsteps
  3. trod in someone's steps
  4. trod lightly
  5. trod on
  6. trod on eggshells
  7. trod on someone's corns
  8. trod on someone's toes
  9. trod out
  10. trod softly
  11. trod the boards

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