pancake
noun
a thin, flat cake of batter fried on both sides on a griddle or in a frying pan; griddlecake or flapjack.
pancaked
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past participleof pancake.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof pancake.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
pancakenouna thin, flat cake of batter fried on both sides on a griddle or in a frying pan; griddlecake or flapjack.
Example Sentences
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"One of the rescuers asked anyone trapped to whistle, and someone whistled back," he said near a pancaked building.
From Barron's ● Aug. 11, 2026
Espy described the situation as “very grim,” with many high-rises leveled or pancaked in the tourist destination.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 29, 2026
Driving down the newly paved military road along Gaza's border with Egypt, we pass the shattered remains of the old Rafah border crossing, the roof of one building cracked and pancaked on the ground.
From BBC ● Sep. 10, 2025
Rescuers stood atop the pancaked floors of one building in Amizmiz, bits of carpet and furniture protruding from the rubble.
From Reuters ● Sep. 9, 2023
Bending over with great effort, Ignatius stuck a finger into the valve of one of the tires until the hissing stopped and the tire’s bottom pancaked across the brick gutter.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
