buttle – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of buttle

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to buttle
Participle: buttled
Gerund: buttling

Cognates

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Indicative

Present

Ibuttle
youbuttle
he;she;itbuttles
webuttle
youbuttle
theybuttle

Perfect

Ihave buttled
youhave buttled
he;she;ithas buttled
wehave buttled
youhave buttled
theyhave buttled

Past

Ibuttled
youbuttled
he;she;itbuttled
webuttled
youbuttled
theybuttled

Pluperfect

Ihad buttled
youhad buttled
he;she;ithad buttled
wehad buttled
youhad buttled
theyhad buttled

Future

Iwill buttle
youwill buttle
he;she;itwill buttle
wewill buttle
youwill buttle
theywill buttle

Future Perfect

Iwill have buttled
youwill have buttled
he;she;itwill have buttled
wewill have buttled
youwill have buttled
theywill have buttled

Subjunctive

Present

Ibuttle
youbuttle
he;she;itbuttle
webuttle
youbuttle
theybuttle

Perfect

Ihave buttled
youhave buttled
he;she;ithave buttled
wehave buttled
youhave buttled
theyhave buttled

Imperfect

Ibuttled
youbuttled
he;she;itbuttled
webuttled
youbuttled
theybuttled

Pluperfect

Ihad buttled
youhad buttled
he;she;ithad buttled
wehad buttled
youhad buttled
theyhad buttled

Conditional

Present

Iwould buttle
youwould buttle
he;she;itwould buttle
wewould buttle
youwould buttle
theywould buttle

Perfect

Iwould have buttled
youwould have buttled
he;she;itwould have buttled
wewould have buttled
youwould have buttled
theywould have buttled

Imperative

youbuttle
weLet's buttle
youbuttle

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam buttling
youare buttling
he;she;itis buttling
weare buttling
youare buttling
theyare buttling

Perfect

Ihave been buttling
youhave been buttling
he;she;ithas been buttling
wehave been buttling
youhave been buttling
theyhave been buttling

Past

Iwas buttling
youwere buttling
he;she;itwas buttling
wewere buttling
youwere buttling
theywere buttling

Pluperfect

Ihad been buttling
youhad been buttling
he;she;ithad been buttling
wehad been buttling
youhad been buttling
theyhad been buttling

Future

Iwill be buttling
youwill be buttling
he;she;itwill be buttling
wewill be buttling
youwill be buttling
theywill be buttling

Future Perfect

Iwill have been buttling
youwill have been buttling
he;she;itwill have been buttling
wewill have been buttling
youwill have been buttling
theywill have been buttling

Conditional

Present

Iwould be buttling
youwould be buttling
he;she;itwould be buttling
wewould be buttling
youwould be buttling
theywould be buttling

Perfect

Iwould have been buttling
youwould have been buttling
he;she;itwould have been buttling
wewould have been buttling
youwould have been buttling
theywould have been buttling

Other

Verbs similar to 'buttle'

battle, bottle, bustle, butle, guttle, ruttle, suttle, beetle, betitle, brattle,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

Back-formation from butler. Compare bottle (verb).

Sample Sentences

  • ...even the stoic and impeccable maid of Miss Ethelwyn Arthur-Jones, who ‘buttled’ as well as the most time-honoured butler. [1909, J. T. Grein, Sunday Times:]
  • Houses where Negroes buttled or cooked were marked for a visit. [1989, Benjamin Quarles, The Negro in the Civil War:]
  • At times like this, he buttled when Spriggan the butler was not on duty, or if an extra hand was needed, he footed as well. [2000, Terry Pratchett, Carpe Jugulum:]