confetti
To scatter with confettiTo scatter with confetti.
» Tom and Mary showered John with confetti.
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1 sensesTo scatter with confetti.
Examples
6 sentencesTom and Mary showered John with confetti.
The guests threw confetti at the newlyweds.
deDie Gäste warfen Konfetti auf die Neuvermählten. — raggione
When the city was liberated, people lined the streets throwing confetti.
deAls die Stadt befreit wurde, standen an den Straßen Reihen von Menschen, die Konfetti warfen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
How much confetti they throw into the streets!
She showered him with confetti.
ruОна осыпала его конфетти. — Karok
deSie überschüttete ihn mit Konfetti. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Origin
Borrowed (possibly via French) from Italian confetti (literally “confections”), used to deBorrowed (possibly via French) from Italian confetti (literally “confections”), used to describe sugar-coated almonds, and by extension things imitating them (like pellets of plaster), which were thrown in Italy during festivities like Carnival and weddings. (This practice is mentioned in English since at least the 1810s.) The French and the English adopted the practice of celebrating weddings and other festivities by throwing such candies, or (by the late 1800s) tiny pieces of colored paper symbolizing them, partially displacing their earlier practice of throwing rice.
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Forms
confettis, confettiing, confettied, confettied| Base form | confetti · to confetti |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | confettis |
| Present participle | confettiing |
| Past simple | confettied |
| Past participle | confettied |
regular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle