Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to fluke
Participle: fluked
Gerund: fluking
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | fluke |
| you | fluke |
| he;she;it | flukes |
| we | fluke |
| you | fluke |
| they | fluke |
Perfect
| I | have fluked |
| you | have fluked |
| he;she;it | has fluked |
| we | have fluked |
| you | have fluked |
| they | have fluked |
Past
| I | fluked |
| you | fluked |
| he;she;it | fluked |
| we | fluked |
| you | fluked |
| they | fluked |
Pluperfect
| I | had fluked |
| you | had fluked |
| he;she;it | had fluked |
| we | had fluked |
| you | had fluked |
| they | had fluked |
Future
| I | will fluke |
| you | will fluke |
| he;she;it | will fluke |
| we | will fluke |
| you | will fluke |
| they | will fluke |
Future Perfect
| I | will have fluked |
| you | will have fluked |
| he;she;it | will have fluked |
| we | will have fluked |
| you | will have fluked |
| they | will have fluked |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | fluke |
| you | fluke |
| he;she;it | fluke |
| we | fluke |
| you | fluke |
| they | fluke |
Perfect
| I | have fluked |
| you | have fluked |
| he;she;it | have fluked |
| we | have fluked |
| you | have fluked |
| they | have fluked |
Imperfect
| I | fluked |
| you | fluked |
| he;she;it | fluked |
| we | fluked |
| you | fluked |
| they | fluked |
Pluperfect
| I | had fluked |
| you | had fluked |
| he;she;it | had fluked |
| we | had fluked |
| you | had fluked |
| they | had fluked |
Conditional
Present
| I | would fluke |
| you | would fluke |
| he;she;it | would fluke |
| we | would fluke |
| you | would fluke |
| they | would fluke |
Perfect
| I | would have fluked |
| you | would have fluked |
| he;she;it | would have fluked |
| we | would have fluked |
| you | would have fluked |
| they | would have fluked |
Imperative
| you | fluke |
| we | Let's fluke |
| you | fluke |
Verbs conjugated like 'fluke'
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 'fluke'
flake,
flute,
blake,
blue,
cloke,
duke,
elude,
elute,
fake,
fike,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
Unknown, perhaps dialectal. It seems to have originally referred to a lucky shot at billiards. Possibly connected to sense 3, referring to whales' use of flukes to move rapidly. Possibly derived from German Glück (“luck, good fortune, happiness”).
Sample Sentences
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I fluked a pass in the multiple-choice exam.
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He fluked the other red into the middle pocket, despite the double kiss.