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candled

SayKAN-duhld/ˈkændl̩d/

2 meanings of candled

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  1. 1
    verb
    Past tense and past participle of candle. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.

    The farmer candled the eggs before putting them in cartons.

    Workers candled every egg to find the cracked ones.

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  2. 2
    adjective
    Checked by being held up to a bright light so the inside can be seen.

    Like holding a thin bag up to a lamp to see what is inside without opening it.

    Candled eggs are safer to eat because the bad ones get taken out.

    The store only sells candled eggs to its customers.

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candled is a form of candle

candle, verb: To hold an egg in front of a bright light to see if a chick is growing inside. Full entry

Forms
candlecandles he/she/itcandling -ing formcandled past tense, past participle
Spelling
candle → candled: add -d
Sound
The ending sounds like /d/.

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