husk
verb/hʌsk/
/hʌsk/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they husk | /hʌsk/ /hʌsk/ |
| he / she / it husks | /hʌsks/ /hʌsks/ |
| past simple husked | /hʌskt/ /hʌskt/ |
| past participle husked | /hʌskt/ /hʌskt/ |
| -ing form husking | /ˈhʌskɪŋ/ /ˈhʌskɪŋ/ |
- husk something to remove the husks from grain, seeds, nuts, etc.
- Husk the ears of corn and brush them with melted butter.
- husked corn
Word Originlate Middle English: probably from Low German hūske ‘sheath’, literally ‘little house’.Definitions on the go
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