Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to steeple
Participle: steepled
Gerund: steepling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | steeple |
| you | steeple |
| he;she;it | steeples |
| we | steeple |
| you | steeple |
| they | steeple |
Perfect
| I | have steepled |
| you | have steepled |
| he;she;it | has steepled |
| we | have steepled |
| you | have steepled |
| they | have steepled |
Past
| I | steepled |
| you | steepled |
| he;she;it | steepled |
| we | steepled |
| you | steepled |
| they | steepled |
Pluperfect
| I | had steepled |
| you | had steepled |
| he;she;it | had steepled |
| we | had steepled |
| you | had steepled |
| they | had steepled |
Future
| I | will steeple |
| you | will steeple |
| he;she;it | will steeple |
| we | will steeple |
| you | will steeple |
| they | will steeple |
Future Perfect
| I | will have steepled |
| you | will have steepled |
| he;she;it | will have steepled |
| we | will have steepled |
| you | will have steepled |
| they | will have steepled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | steeple |
| you | steeple |
| he;she;it | steeple |
| we | steeple |
| you | steeple |
| they | steeple |
Perfect
| I | have steepled |
| you | have steepled |
| he;she;it | have steepled |
| we | have steepled |
| you | have steepled |
| they | have steepled |
Imperfect
| I | steepled |
| you | steepled |
| he;she;it | steepled |
| we | steepled |
| you | steepled |
| they | steepled |
Pluperfect
| I | had steepled |
| you | had steepled |
| he;she;it | had steepled |
| we | had steepled |
| you | had steepled |
| they | had steepled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would steeple |
| you | would steeple |
| he;she;it | would steeple |
| we | would steeple |
| you | would steeple |
| they | would steeple |
Perfect
| I | would have steepled |
| you | would have steepled |
| he;she;it | would have steepled |
| we | would have steepled |
| you | would have steepled |
| they | would have steepled |
Imperative
| you | steeple |
| we | Let's steeple |
| you | steeple |
Verbs conjugated like 'steeple'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'steeple'
sleepe,
staple,
steel,
steep,
steepen,
steeve,
stipple,
stopple,
teepee,
temple,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From Middle English stepel, from Old English stīpel, stȳpel, stīepel (“tower, steeple”), from Proto-West Germanic *staupil, from Proto-Germanic *staupilaz (“that which is steep, tower, steeple”), equivalent to steep + -le. Cognate with Old Norse stǫpull (“tower, steeple”).
Sample Sentences
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He steepled his fingers as he considered the question.
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Mr. Ziegler is now angled forward with his elbows on his knees and his fingers steepled just under his nose. [2005, David Foster Wallace, Consider the Lobster and Other Essays, New York: Little, Brown and Company, →ISBN, page 341:]
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Mr Hatfield steepled his fingers and gazed at her fixedly and took a long contemplative breath. [1992, James Herriot, Every Living Thing, →ISBN:]