kaleidoscope
kal·ei·do·scope
kaleidoscope · kaleidoscopes · kaleidoscoped · kaleidoscoping
To move in shifting patternsTo move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns.
UK/kəˈlaɪ.dəˌskəʊp/US/kəˈlaɪ.dəˌskoʊp/
Meaning
1 sensesTo move in shifting (and often attractive or colourful) patterns.
Examples
3 sentencesTom loves kaleidoscopes.
ruТому нравятся калейдоскопы. — paul_lingvo
This kaleidoscope is giving me a headache.
In the chapel, electric lamps shed a glow over the stained-glass windows, which shone like fiery kaleidoscopes.
Forms
kaleidoscopes, kaleidoscoping, kaleidoscoped, kaleidoscoped| Base form | kaleidoscope · to kaleidoscope |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | kaleidoscopes |
| Present participle | kaleidoscoping |
| Past simple | kaleidoscoped |
| Past participle | kaleidoscoped |
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
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.