Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to kettle
Participle: kettled
Gerund: kettling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | kettle |
| you | kettle |
| he;she;it | kettles |
| we | kettle |
| you | kettle |
| they | kettle |
Perfect
| I | have kettled |
| you | have kettled |
| he;she;it | has kettled |
| we | have kettled |
| you | have kettled |
| they | have kettled |
Past
| I | kettled |
| you | kettled |
| he;she;it | kettled |
| we | kettled |
| you | kettled |
| they | kettled |
Pluperfect
| I | had kettled |
| you | had kettled |
| he;she;it | had kettled |
| we | had kettled |
| you | had kettled |
| they | had kettled |
Future
| I | will kettle |
| you | will kettle |
| he;she;it | will kettle |
| we | will kettle |
| you | will kettle |
| they | will kettle |
Future Perfect
| I | will have kettled |
| you | will have kettled |
| he;she;it | will have kettled |
| we | will have kettled |
| you | will have kettled |
| they | will have kettled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | kettle |
| you | kettle |
| he;she;it | kettle |
| we | kettle |
| you | kettle |
| they | kettle |
Perfect
| I | have kettled |
| you | have kettled |
| he;she;it | have kettled |
| we | have kettled |
| you | have kettled |
| they | have kettled |
Imperfect
| I | kettled |
| you | kettled |
| he;she;it | kettled |
| we | kettled |
| you | kettled |
| they | kettled |
Pluperfect
| I | had kettled |
| you | had kettled |
| he;she;it | had kettled |
| we | had kettled |
| you | had kettled |
| they | had kettled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would kettle |
| you | would kettle |
| he;she;it | would kettle |
| we | would kettle |
| you | would kettle |
| they | would kettle |
Perfect
| I | would have kettled |
| you | would have kettled |
| he;she;it | would have kettled |
| we | would have kettled |
| you | would have kettled |
| they | would have kettled |
Imperative
| you | kettle |
| we | Let's kettle |
| you | kettle |
Verbs conjugated like 'kettle'
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 'kettle'
ettle,
fettle,
kittle,
nettle,
pettle,
settle,
battle,
beetle,
betitle,
bottle,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. From Middle English ketel, also chetel, from Old English ċietel (“kettle, cauldron”) and in Middle English possibly influenced by Old Norse ketill and both from Proto-Germanic *katilaz (“kettle, bucket, vessel”), of uncertain origin and formation. Usually regarded as a borrowing of Late Latin catīllus (“small bowl”), diminutive of Latin catinus (“deep bowl, vessel for cooking up or serving food”), however, the word may be Germanic confused with the Latin: compare Old English cete (“cooking pot”), Old High German chezzi (“a kettle, dish, bowl”), Icelandic kati, ketla (“a small boat”). Cognate with West Frisian tsjettel (“kettle”), Dutch ketel (“kettle”), German Kessel (“kettle”), Swedish kittel (“cauldron, kettle”), Gothic 𐌺𐌰𐍄𐌹𐌻𐍃 (katils, “kettle”), Finnish kattila, Polish kocioł (“cauldron”), Czech kotel (“boiler”), Russian котёл (kotjól, “boiler, cauldron”).
2. (watch): Cockney rhyming slang from 'kettle and hob' to 'fob' (fob watch).
Sample Sentences
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Life for senior officers has been made much easier by the use of counter-terrorism powers, which enable them to contain demonstrators for hours in a confined spot. This tactic, known as kettling, is seen by some as an attempt to prevent people lawfully demonstrating. [2009 April 2, John O'Connor, “G20: The upside of kettling: The Guardian”, in The Guardian:]
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A couple of the initial pepper spray incidents went viral on YouTube, one showing very young women screaming hysterically while penned—or is the term for this ‘kettled’?—by bright orange police mesh. [2011 October 12, Gregory Djerejian, “This Ain't No Tea Party: A Conservative Defense of Occupy Wall Street”, in The Atlantic:]