stale

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /steɪl/

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Adjective

Positive stale

Comparative staler

Superlative stalest

1. If something is stale, it is no longer fresh. Usually referring to food.

Verb

Plain form stale

Third-person singular stales

Past tense staled

Past participle staled

Present participle staling

1. (transitive) If you stale something , you cause it to no longer be fresh.
2. (old, no longer used) (intransitive) If an animal stales, it urinates.