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verb · intransitive · rare

pussy

pus·sy

pussy · pussies · pussied · pussying

Used in a phrasal verb: pussy outUsed in a phrasal verb: pussy out.

Recorded: Acdcrocks, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

UK/ˈpɵsɪj/US/ˈpʊsi/

Meaning

1 senses

Used in a phrasal verb: pussy out.

Origin

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

Proto-Germanic *-j-, *-ij-

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Forms

pussies, pussying, pussied, pussied

regular · Lesson

Base form	pussy · to pussy
3rd person singular	pussies
Present participle	pussying
Past simple	pussied
Past participle	pussied

Tenses

pussy · pussied · will pussy · have pussied

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	pussy
he, she, it	pussies

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have pussied
he, she, it	has pussied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will pussy

Past simpleLesson

all persons

pussied

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 dictionary

pusher pushover pushy puss pussyfoot pustule putA1

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