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stubbled

/ˈstʌb.əld/

stubbledadjective

/ˈstʌb.əld/

Non-comparable; used attributively or predicatively to describe something covered with short, bristly stubble.

Translations

щетинистый

He had a stubbled chin after not shaving for a few days.

У него был щетинистый подбородок после нескольких дней без бритья.

Definitions

Having a short, rough growth of facial hair.

He had a stubbled chin, giving him a rugged appearance.

Covered with short, stiff stalks or bristles remaining after crops or hair have been cut.

After the harvest, the stubbled field lay golden under the sun.

Synonyms

Antonyms

stubblenoun

Definitions

The short, stiff hairs that grow on a man's face when he has not shaved for a few days.

He rubbed his chin, feeling the rough stubble that had grown over the weekend.

The short stalks left in a field after a crop, such as wheat, has been harvested.

The field was covered in stubble after the farmers had finished harvesting the wheat.

stubbleverb

stubbled

Past Simple

stubbled

Past Simple

stubbled

Past Participle

stubbling

ing-form

Rare; chiefly agricultural or descriptive.

Definitions

To harvest (a crop) so as to leave short stalks standing in the field.

After the wheat was stubbled, the field was ready for ploughing.

To cover or mark with short, stiff hairs.

His cheeks were stubbled with two days' growth.

Synonyms

cut short

stubbleadjective

Definitions

Attributive: relating to crop stubble or to short, stiff facial hair.

Stubble burning is banned in many regions due to air-quality concerns.