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verb · intransitive · rare

spooner

spooner · spooners · spoonered · spoonering

To utter a spoonerismTo utter a spoonerism.

/ˈspuːnɚ/

Meaning

1 senses

To utter a spoonerism.

Origin

Back-formation from spoonerism

Back-formation from spoonerism

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Forms

spooners, spoonering, spoonered, spoonered

regular · Lesson

Base form	spooner · to spooner
3rd person singular	spooners
Present participle	spoonering
Past simple	spoonered
Past participle	spoonered

Tenses

spooner · spoonered · will spooner · have spoonered

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Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	spooner
he, she, it	spooners

Present perfectLesson

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

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will spooner

Past simpleLesson

all persons

spoonered

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

spool spoonA2 spoonful sporadic sporadically spore

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