pickle
noun
a cucumber that has been preserved in brine, vinegar, or the like.
has pickled
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present perfectof pickle (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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“You get to choose the toppings, which are inevitably garnished with roasted peanuts. A fancy bowl often has pickled radish and carrot for color and crunch, plus fried shallots for extra richness.”
From Washington Post ● Aug. 25, 2022
Riffing on escabeche, Zadi also has pickled carrots, pickled onions and pickled radishes, as well as a version of kimchi, with strips of hot, pickled cabbage.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2015
Up spoke this jolly mariner, Whilst walking up and down:— "The briny sea has pickled me, And done me very brown; But here I goes, in these here clo'es, A-cruising in the town!"
From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 2, No. 14, December 1858 by Various
We've been together too often when the situation has pickled for me to judge you without more evidence than gossip.
From Frigid Fracas by Mack Reynolds
