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trodden on someone's corns

trodden on someone's corns is the 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 trodden on someone's corns

What is trodden on someone's corns the past participle of?
Trodden on someone's corns is the past participle of tread on someone's corns.

Words near trodden on someone's corns in the dictionary

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

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