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verb | noun bludgeonbludgeon1 /ˈblʌdʒən/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEbludgeon |
Present | I, you, we, they | bludgeon | | he, she, it | bludgeons | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | bludgeoned | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have bludgeoned | | he, she, it | has bludgeoned | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had bludgeoned | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will bludgeon | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have bludgeoned |
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Present | I | am bludgeoning | | he, she, it | is bludgeoning | | you, we, they | are bludgeoning | Past | I, he, she, it | was bludgeoning | | you, we, they | were bludgeoning | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been bludgeoning | | he, she, it | has been bludgeoning | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been bludgeoning | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be bludgeoning | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been bludgeoning |
► bludgeoned to death Ruddock had been bludgeoned to death. ► bludgeoned into submission The kids had been bludgeoned into submission (=threatened until they did what someone wanted). 1to hit someone several times with something heavy SYN beat: Ruddock had been bludgeoned to death.2to force someone to do something by making threats or arguing with him or her: bludgeon into The kids had been bludgeoned into submission (=threatened until they did what someone wanted). verb | noun bludgeonbludgeon2 noun [countable] ETYMOLOGYbludgeon2Origin: 1700-1800 Perhaps from Old French bougeon, from bouge stick for hitting people a heavy stick with a thick end, used as a weapon |