Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to starfish
Participle: starfished
Gerund: starfishing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | starfish |
| you | starfish |
| he;she;it | starfishes |
| we | starfish |
| you | starfish |
| they | starfish |
Perfect
| I | have starfished |
| you | have starfished |
| he;she;it | has starfished |
| we | have starfished |
| you | have starfished |
| they | have starfished |
Past
| I | starfished |
| you | starfished |
| he;she;it | starfished |
| we | starfished |
| you | starfished |
| they | starfished |
Pluperfect
| I | had starfished |
| you | had starfished |
| he;she;it | had starfished |
| we | had starfished |
| you | had starfished |
| they | had starfished |
Future
| I | will starfish |
| you | will starfish |
| he;she;it | will starfish |
| we | will starfish |
| you | will starfish |
| they | will starfish |
Future Perfect
| I | will have starfished |
| you | will have starfished |
| he;she;it | will have starfished |
| we | will have starfished |
| you | will have starfished |
| they | will have starfished |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | starfish |
| you | starfish |
| he;she;it | starfish |
| we | starfish |
| you | starfish |
| they | starfish |
Perfect
| I | have starfished |
| you | have starfished |
| he;she;it | have starfished |
| we | have starfished |
| you | have starfished |
| they | have starfished |
Imperfect
| I | starfished |
| you | starfished |
| he;she;it | starfished |
| we | starfished |
| you | starfished |
| they | starfished |
Pluperfect
| I | had starfished |
| you | had starfished |
| he;she;it | had starfished |
| we | had starfished |
| you | had starfished |
| they | had starfished |
Conditional
Present
| I | would starfish |
| you | would starfish |
| he;she;it | would starfish |
| we | would starfish |
| you | would starfish |
| they | would starfish |
Perfect
| I | would have starfished |
| you | would have starfished |
| he;she;it | would have starfished |
| we | would have starfished |
| you | would have starfished |
| they | would have starfished |
Imperative
| you | starfish |
| we | Let's starfish |
| you | starfish |
Verbs conjugated like 'starfish'
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 'starfish'
spearfish,
stablish,
tarnish,
catfish,
crawfish,
crayfish,
establish,
garnish,
guarish,
hatfish,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
From star + fish.
Sample Sentences
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"Oh you damn bastard, why won't you let anybody love you," and then, before I could stop her, she threw herself between us and the glowing suitcase, starfishing in the blaze of light as he blew up. [1981, Kit Reed, Magic Time, page 229:]
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The freckle on her eye starfished out and the sun began to move over her face like it does below the surface of water. [2020, Becky Manawatu, Auē, page 95:]
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The sea roared up her nostrils, tunnelled into her ears, and flung her forward, then back, the current pulling her fingers apart, starfishing her hands. [2011, Polly Williams, It Happened One Summer:]