dog-eared

Adjective

Positive dog-eared

Comparative more dog-eared

Superlative most dog-eared

A dog-eared page in a book

1. (metaphorical) A dog-eared book has been read a lot, making the pages bent like the ears of a dog.

   After being opened and closed so many times, this book got all its pages dog-eared.

Verb

Plain form dog-ear

Third-person singular dog-ears

Past tense dog-eared

Past participle dog-eared

Present participle dog-earing

1. The past tense and past participle of dog-ear.

Related words

• turn down
• fold over
• fold down