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trodden on eggshells

trodden on eggshells is the 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 trodden on eggshells

What is trodden on eggshells the past participle of?
Trodden on eggshells is the past participle of tread on eggshells.

Words near trodden on eggshells in the dictionary

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

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