ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Folded

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈfoʊldɪd/ · Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Folded is an adjective meaning Having a fold or folds; having undergone folding.

Meaning

Having a fold or folds; having undergone folding.

More Meanings

  1. simple past and past participle of fold

Example Sentences

Joel swallows his bite of seaburger and opens the folded notebook paper.
A cloud of sea birds hovered overhead, the gannets diving with folded wings
Eurydice pointed to the cupboard, and sat down on the low divan with folded hands, and looked at the floor.
I got a compartment to myself, and sat with folded arms, looking grayly at the sunlit devastation that flowed past the windows

Synonyms for folded

Depending on context, synonyms include accordion, sunburst, pleated, closed, plicate, rolled.

Antonyms for folded

Common opposites include unfolded.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include accordion, bifold, closed, collapsed, doubled, pleated.

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