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verb · transitive · rare

shivaree

shivaree · shivarees · shivareed · shivareeing

To serenade with the noisy banging of pots and pansTo serenade (a newly married couple) with the noisy banging of pots and pans.

/ʃɪvəˈɹiː/

Meaning

1 senses

To serenade (a newly married couple) with the noisy banging of pots and pans.

Origin

Borrowed from French charivari.

Borrowed from French charivari.

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Forms

shivarees, shivareeing, shivareed, shivareed

Base form	shivaree · to shivaree
3rd person singular	shivarees
Present participle	shivareeing
Past simple	shivareed
Past participle	shivareed

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	shivaree
he, she, it	shivarees

Past simpleLesson

all persons

shivareed

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will shivaree

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

shiv shiverB1 shoalC2

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