grooved

[ groovd ]

/ gruvd /

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verb

simple past tense and past participle of groove.

adjective

provided with a groove.

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Origin of grooved

First recorded in 1785–95; groove + -ed²

OTHER WORDS FROM grooved

un·grooved, adjective

Words nearby grooved

groomsman, Groot, Groote, Groote Eylandt, groove, grooved, grooved fricative, grooving saw, groovy, grope, groper

How to use grooved in a sentence

It’s easy to grip thanks to a grooved design, which will come in handy if you’re stuffing it in a larger bag on the go.
The best iPad Pro cases to clothe your productivity partner|Tamara Palmer|November 8, 2021|Popular-Science
With easier cleaning at the top of the list, the Hurom H101 Slow Juicer was launched and updated to feature grooved strainers instead of hole strainers so the parts can just be run under water.
Best juicer: All your homemade juicing needs are just a squeeze away|Irena Collaku|July 14, 2021|Popular-Science
As the pasta absorbed water during cooking, the liquid couldn’t penetrate as fully on the grooved side, causing it to swell less than the smooth side of the pasta.
Morphing noodles start flat but bend into curly pasta shapes as they’re cooked|Emily Conover|May 11, 2021|Science News
The crowd collectively grooved out in the wavy interpretive dance-esque style that Deadheads do.
Bob Weir on Drugged-Out Deadheads and Living in Jerry Garcia’s Shadow|Emily Shire|April 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Sometimes they would clamp a crooked stick between a grooved piece of sandstone and a flat bone.
The Later Cave-Men|Katharine Elizabeth Dopp
He dropped a slender pointer upon the wire and engaged its grooved tip, and then the flying was out of his hands.
Astounding Stories, May, 1931|Various
Thence the cable is sent over another deeply grooved wheel into the sea.
St. Nicholas, Vol. 5, No. 5, March, 1878|Various
Every third girl now received a large empty gourd, a grooved board, and the dry shoulder-bone of a sheep.
Overland|John William De Forest
It lay, tongued and grooved, with the scantling for fixing it, just where the timber merchant's men had deposited it—on the floor.
Mushroom Town|Oliver Onions