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grooved

American  
[groovd] / gruvd /

verb

  1. simple past tense and past participle of groove.


adjective

  1. provided with a groove.

Other Word Forms

  • ungrooved adjective

Etymology

Origin of grooved

First recorded in 1785–95; groove + -ed 2

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