Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to steups
Participle: steupsed
Gerund: steupsing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | steups |
| you | steups |
| he;she;it | steupses |
| we | steups |
| you | steups |
| they | steups |
Perfect
| I | have steupsed |
| you | have steupsed |
| he;she;it | has steupsed |
| we | have steupsed |
| you | have steupsed |
| they | have steupsed |
Past
| I | steupsed |
| you | steupsed |
| he;she;it | steupsed |
| we | steupsed |
| you | steupsed |
| they | steupsed |
Pluperfect
| I | had steupsed |
| you | had steupsed |
| he;she;it | had steupsed |
| we | had steupsed |
| you | had steupsed |
| they | had steupsed |
Future
| I | will steups |
| you | will steups |
| he;she;it | will steups |
| we | will steups |
| you | will steups |
| they | will steups |
Future Perfect
| I | will have steupsed |
| you | will have steupsed |
| he;she;it | will have steupsed |
| we | will have steupsed |
| you | will have steupsed |
| they | will have steupsed |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | steups |
| you | steups |
| he;she;it | steups |
| we | steups |
| you | steups |
| they | steups |
Perfect
| I | have steupsed |
| you | have steupsed |
| he;she;it | have steupsed |
| we | have steupsed |
| you | have steupsed |
| they | have steupsed |
Imperfect
| I | steupsed |
| you | steupsed |
| he;she;it | steupsed |
| we | steupsed |
| you | steupsed |
| they | steupsed |
Pluperfect
| I | had steupsed |
| you | had steupsed |
| he;she;it | had steupsed |
| we | had steupsed |
| you | had steupsed |
| they | had steupsed |
Conditional
Present
| I | would steups |
| you | would steups |
| he;she;it | would steups |
| we | would steups |
| you | would steups |
| they | would steups |
Perfect
| I | would have steupsed |
| you | would have steupsed |
| he;she;it | would have steupsed |
| we | would have steupsed |
| you | would have steupsed |
| they | would have steupsed |
Imperative
| you | steups |
| we | Let's steups |
| you | steups |
Verbs conjugated like 'steups'
abash,
abolish,
abroach,
accomplish,
accroach,
address,
admix,
admonish,
ado,
adpress,
affamish,
affix,
alloo,
amass,
ambush,
anguish,
annex,
appeach,
appears,
approach, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'steups'
steep,
step,
stoops,
stupe,
reup,
schuss,
seep,
sess,
sherpa,
shtup,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Imitative of the act of sucking one's teeth as a gesture of annoyance or disapproval. Native to the English-speaking West Indies, e.g. Barbados, Trinidad & Tobago etc. In Jamaica, the term "kissing teeth" is used instead.
Sample Sentences
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‘Here?’ Petronella steups. ‘Where you think here is?’ [2022, Ayanna Lloyd Banwo, When We Were Birds, Hamish Hamilton, page 104:]