"red-pencil" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: red-pencils [present, singular, third-person], red-pencilling [UK, participle, present], red-penciling [US, participle, present], red-pencilled [UK, participle, past], red-pencilled [UK, past], red-penciled [US, participle, past], red-penciled [US, past]
Etymology: red + pencil Etymology templates: {{compound|en|red|pencil}} red + pencil Head templates: {{en-verb|++|past2=red-penciled|past2_qual=US|past_qual=UK|pres_ptc2=red-penciling|pres_ptc2_qual=US|pres_ptc_qual=UK}} red-pencil (third-person singular simple present red-pencils, present participle (UK) red-pencilling or (US) red-penciling, simple past and past participle (UK) red-pencilled or (US) red-penciled)
  1. (transitive) To correct (written documents). Tags: transitive Related terms: blue-pencil
    Sense id: en-red-pencil-en-verb-zPy9CB5m Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for red-pencil meaning in English (1.5kB)

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