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words it

words it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of word it.

Meaning of word it

Verb

word it (third-person singular simple present words it, present participle wording it, simple past and past participle worded it)

  1. (idiomatic, obsolete) To bandy words; to dispute; to speak excessively or angrily.
    • to word it with her [a shrew]1692, Roger L’Estrange, “ (please specify the fable number.) (please specify the name of the fable.)”, in Fables, of Æsop and Other Eminent Mythologists: […], London: […] R[ichard] Sare, […], →OCLC

Questions about words it

What is words it the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Words it is the third-person singular simple present indicative of word it.

Words near words it in the dictionary

  1. words
  2. words cut deep
  3. words fail someone
  4. words failed someone
  5. words failing someone
  6. words it
  7. words of honor
  8. words of honour
  9. words of institution
  10. words of one syllable
  11. words to conjure with

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