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shredded

shred
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [shred]
    • /ʃrɛd/
    • /ʃred/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [shred]
    • /ʃrɛd/

Definitions of shredded word

  • noun shredded a piece cut or torn off, especially in a narrow strip. 1
  • noun shredded a bit; scrap: We haven't got a shred of evidence. 1
  • verb with object shredded to cut or tear into small pieces, especially small strips; reduce to shreds. 1
  • verb without object shredded to be cut up, torn, etc.: The blouse had shredded. 1

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Origin of shredded

First appearance:

before 1000
One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; (noun) Middle English schrede, Old English scrēade; cognate with Old Norse skrjōthr worn-out book, German Schrot chips; (v.) Middle English schreden, Old English scrēadian to pare, trim; akin to shroud; cf. screed

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Shredded

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

shredded popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 87% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

shredded usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for shredded

adj shredded

  • broken — Broken is the past participle of break.
  • fractured — the breaking of a bone, cartilage, or the like, or the resulting condition. Compare comminuted fracture, complete fracture, compound fracture, greenstick fracture, simple fracture.

noun shredded

  • crumbed — Simple past tense and past participle of crumb.
  • flyspecked — Covered with flyspecks.
  • jived — swing music or early jazz.
  • wisped — a handful or small bundle of straw, hay, or the like.
  • woofed — Simple past tense and past participle of woof.

verb shredded

  • grated — Produced by grating.
  • jigsawed — Simple past tense and past participle of jigsaw.

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