CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO CROODLE
PRESENT
Present
I croodle
you croodle
he/she/it croodles
we croodle
you croodle
they croodle
Present continuous
I am croodling
you are croodling
he/she/it is croodling
we are croodling
you are croodling
they are croodling
Present perfect
I have croodled
you have croodled
he/she/it has croodled
we have croodled
you have croodled
they have croodled
Present perfect continuous
I have been croodling
you have been croodling
he/she/it has been croodling
we have been croodling
you have been croodling
they have been croodling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The
present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.
PAST
Past
I croodled
you croodled
he/she/it croodled
we croodled
you croodled
they croodled
Past continuous
I was croodling
you were croodling
he/she/it was croodling
we were croodling
you were croodling
they were croodling
Past perfect
I had croodled
you had croodled
he/she/it had croodled
we had croodled
you had croodled
they had croodled
Past perfect continuous
I had been croodling
you had been croodling
he/she/it had been croodling
we had been croodling
you had been croodling
they had been croodling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,
FUTURE
Future
I will croodle
you will croodle
he/she/it will croodle
we will croodle
you will croodle
they will croodle
Future continuous
I will be croodling
you will be croodling
he/she/it will be croodling
we will be croodling
you will be croodling
they will be croodling
Future perfect
I will have croodled
you will have croodled
he/she/it will have croodled
we will have croodled
you will have croodled
they will have croodled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been croodling
you will have been croodling
he/she/it will have been croodling
we will have been croodling
you will have been croodling
they will have been croodling
The
future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.
CONDITIONAL
Conditional
I would croodle
you would croodle
he/she/it would croodle
we would croodle
you would croodle
they would croodle
Conditional continuous
I would be croodling
you would be croodling
he/she/it would be croodling
we would be croodling
you would be croodling
they would be croodling
Conditional perfect
I would have croodle
you would have croodle
he/she/it would have croodle
we would have croodle
you would have croodle
they would have croodle
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been croodling
you would have been croodling
he/she/it would have been croodling
we would have been croodling
you would have been croodling
they would have been croodling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.
IMPERATIVE
Imperative
you croodle
we let´s croodle
you croodle
The
imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Present Participle
croodling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The
present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The
past participle shows the action after completion.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «CROODLE»
Discover the use of
croodle in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
croodle and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Dictionary of Newfoundland English
P 184-67 When I let him go. he's sure to coochy down. 1972 MURRAY 132
Someone else crouched in the middle of the slide, feet on the runners and
holding on the front "horns' (i.e.. in the 'coochey- ingdown' position). croodle v
EDD — v1 2.
George Morley Story, W. J. Kirwin, John David Allison Widdowson, 1990
2
The money spinner: an original comedy in two acts
Miss Croodle. Lord Kengussie, Monsieur Jules Faubert. (DOBINDA nods ;
KENGUSSIE tows ; HAROLD takes FAUBERT over to L.) DOR. (aside to
KENGUSSIE) I hate sandy men ! (looking at KENGUSSIE'S fair hair) Oh, I beg
pardon, Ronald.
Sir Arthur Wing Pinero, 1900
3
Family Words: The Dictionary for People Who Don't Know a ...
Barlough even found croodle in print in Charles Kingsley's 1857 novel Two Years
After, in which the heroine "clung croodling" to the hero. Crouton. An insult word,
used in a family in which the parents were very strict about the kids not using ...
4
Nall's Glossary of East Anglian Dialect
CROODLE. To lie close and snug, as pigs or puppies in their straw. Dimin. of
crowd, to press. Croodle, to crouch like frightened chickens at sight of a bird of
prey. Wilb. Chesh. Hartshorne in his Salopia Antiqua, has 'to bend over the fire in
cold ...
5
Salopia Antiqua or an Enquiry from Personal Survey into the ...
For thei comen to my croft, my corn to defoule. P. Plouhman, 129. Croodle, v. 1. to
bend over the fire in cold weather; to herd together like fowls in the wet. The
same word used in Cheshire has a different meaning. 2. to feel cold, experience
the ...
Charles Henry Hartshorne, 1841
6
Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D)
Various. Croodle, krōōd′l, v.i.tocower down, or cling close to anything. [Prob.
related to Cuddle.] Croodle,krōōd′l, v.i.(Scot.), to coolikea dove, tocoax. Crook,
krōōk, n.a bend, anything bent: acurved tube used to lower thepitchof a cornet, &c
.
7
A dictionary of English etymology
The Dell cut all' their hands quoth he That cramrl your kyle: sae strute yestreen
Wife of Auchtermuty. To Cuddle. Prov. E. crewdk, to crouch together, to croodle,
to cower, to crouch, to cuddle, also to feel cold; to craddle, to crowd or huddle—
Hal.
8
The Sink: The Last Days of Driving
"Long's we don't hate each udder, Rufus. Better croodle down and lay low till de
blow be over." "Yeah, Pa, that's what I'm gonna do. Croodle down and lay low."
43 Last Days of Driving Party Slogans 44 Hamburger and coffee at Bea's. It's chili
.
The game had started well for her with the leading hand and letters D, R, L, C, O,
O, E. She'd laid down 'croodle' and Chambers 20th Century Dictionary – her and
Dilly's agreed arbitrator – corroborated the word: croodle [v.i. to murmur like a ...
10
Family Words: A Dictionary of the Secret Language of Families
(WCKY) Croodle To nestle against someone else for affection and warmth, as a
child will do when being read to. This word and its meaning came from a caller to
a St. Louis radio station, who probably had no idea that the word was listed in ...
