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turtled down

turtled down is the simple past and past participle of turtle down.

Meaning of turtle down

Verb

turtle down (third-person singular simple present turtles down, present participle turtling down, simple past and past participle turtled down)

  1. (intransitive) To shrink (to cower or flinch).
    • As soon as he entered the haunted house, he turtled down into his jacket.

Questions about turtled down

What is turtled down the simple past and past participle of?
Turtled down is the simple past and past participle of turtle down.

Words near turtled down in the dictionary

  1. turtle-twines
  2. turtleback
  3. turtlebacks
  4. turtleburger
  5. turtled
  6. turtled down
  7. turtled up
  8. turtledom
  9. turtledove
  10. Turtledove Cay
  11. turtledoves

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