hugged
SayHUGD/hʌɡd/
- 1Simple past and past participle of hug.
They hugged tightly before the train pulled away.
The children hugged their grandmother the moment she arrived.
Note
One spelling does the work of two forms: the simple past (she hugged him) and the participle after have or in the passive (he was hugged). The final g doubles before -ed. Without an object it is reciprocal: they hugged means they hugged each other. It also reaches beyond arms, as in a road that hugged the coast or a man who hugged a grudge.
hugged is a form of hug
hug, verb: To hold a person or thing closely, usually wrapping your arms around them. Full entry
- Spelling
- hug → hugged: double the g, add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /d/.
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