dwarf
verb/dwɔːf/
/dwɔːrf/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they dwarf | /dwɔːf/ /dwɔːrf/ |
| he / she / it dwarfs | /dwɔːfs/ /dwɔːrfs/ |
| past simple dwarfed | /dwɔːft/ /dwɔːrft/ |
| past participle dwarfed | /dwɔːft/ /dwɔːrft/ |
| -ing form dwarfing | /ˈdwɔːfɪŋ/ /ˈdwɔːrfɪŋ/ |
- dwarf something to make something seem small or unimportant compared with something else
- The old houses were dwarfed by the huge new tower blocks.
Word OriginOld English dweorg, dweorh, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch dwerg and German Zwerg.Want to learn more?
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