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wried

wried is the simple past and past participle of wry.

Meaning of wry

Verb (1)

wry (third-person singular simple present wries, present participle wrying, simple past and past participle wried)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To turn (away); to swerve or deviate.
    • God pricketh them of his great goodness still. And the grief of this great pang pincheth them at the heart, and of wickedness they wry away.1535, Thomas More, chapter 18, in Dialogue of Comfort Against Tribulation
  2. (obsolete, transitive) To divert; to cause to turn away.
  3. (transitive) To twist or contort (the body, face, etc.).

Verb (2)

wry (third-person singular simple present wries, present participle wrying, simple past and past participle wried)

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To cover; clothe; cover up; cloak; hide.

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Questions about wried

What is wried the simple past and past participle of?
Wried is the simple past and past participle of wry.

Words near wried in the dictionary

  1. wricked
  2. wricking
  3. wricks
  4. wride
  5. wrides
  6. wried
  7. wrier
  8. wries
  9. wriest
  10. wrig
  11. wrigged

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