grooved
Americanverb
adjective
Other Word Forms
- ungrooved adjective
Etymology
Origin of grooved
Example Sentences
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At one end of the channel, the researchers inserted 3D-printed structures resembling the grooved plates that run along the floor of the mobula ray's mouth.
From Science Daily • Nov. 25, 2024
During Bomba Estéreo’s energizing set, a dozen or so kids, some atop their parents’ bouncing shoulders, grooved to the vibrantly clopping percussion on the hard-surface dance floor laid in front of the stage.
From Seattle Times • May 25, 2024
Those nerves got the best of Knack in the first inning, when he grooved a 93-mph fastball to leadoff man CJ Abrams, who drove a 392-foot homer to right-center field for a 1-0 Nationals lead.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2024
Set to a backdrop of Lady Gaga’s “Born This Way,” the dancers, from the Brooklyn-based group Diversity of Dance, bounced, leaped and grooved down the aisles through the crowd before taking the stage.
From New York Times • Aug. 6, 2023
His face looked as grooved and gnarled as an old door.
From "Tiger Boy" by Mitali Perkins
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