kidded
- 1Simple past and past participle of kid.
He kidded that he had forgotten her birthday, then handed over the gift.
They kidded each other mercilessly during the long drive home.
Note
One spelling does two jobs: the simple past (they kidded him) and the participle after have or be (he had been kidded). The final d doubles before -ed, as with other short verbs ending in a single consonant. The joking senses belong to casual speech and often turn reflexive, as in he kidded himself. The same form also says, with no object, that a goat has given birth.
She kidded herself that nobody had noticed the mistake.
Two of the nannies kidded overnight, and both kids were standing by morning.
kidded is a form of kid
kid, verb: To say something as a joke, or to tease, fool, or deceive someone, usually playfully. Full entry
- Spelling
- kid → kidded: double the d, add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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