squidded
SaySKWID-id/ˈskwɪdɪd/
- 1Past tense of squid.
The old-timers squidded for bluefish from the jetty at dawn.
The main canopy squidded for a few seconds before it snapped fully open.
Note
The final d doubles before -ed, as in skid and skidded, because the u after q works as part of the consonant rather than as a vowel. Two quite separate verbs share the form: an angler squidded with a lure made to look like a squid, while a parachute that squidded only half filled, its sides folding in and pulsing back and forth.
squidded is a form of squid
squid, verb: To fish with a hook made to look like a squid. Full entry
- Spelling
- squid → squidded: double the d, add -ed
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪd/, an extra syllable.
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