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pestle Definition and Meaning in English (pestle definition)

noun
Synonyms:poundergrinder
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Pestle definition: A heavy tool with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding substances in a mortar.

Definitions of Pestle

  1. 1noun

    A heavy tool with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding substances in a mortar.

  2. 2verb

    To crush or grind (something) with a pestle.

Example Sentences

casual

“She used a pestle and mortar to grind the fresh herbs.”

casual

“The chef will pestle the garlic and ginger into a fine paste.”

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Inflected Word Forms

past tensepestled
present participlepestling

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Pestle definition: A heavy tool with a rounded end, used for crushing and grinding substances in a mortar.
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