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butterflied

verb
USBUT-ur-flyd/ˈbʌ.ɾɚ.flaɪd/SayBUT-uh-flydUK/ˈbʌ.tə.flaɪd/AUS/ˈbʌ.tə(ɹ).flaɪd/

1 meaning of butterflied

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  1. 1
    verb
    Simple past and past participle of butterfly. Use this form for cutting meat or fish open flat that already happened.

    The cook butterflied the chicken so it would cook faster.

    We butterflied the shrimp before putting them on the grill.

    Note

butterflied is a form of butterfly

butterfly, verb: To cut meat or fish almost all the way through and open it out flat like a book. Full entry

Forms
butterflybutterflies he/she/itbutterflying -ing formbutterflied past tense, past participle
Spelling
butterfly → butterflied: change y to i, add -ed

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