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barnacled

/ˈbɑːnəkl̩d/

/ˈbɑrnɪkəld/

Traductions

barnacledadjective

more barnacled

Comp.

most barnacled

Super.

/ˈbɑːnəkl̩d/

/ˈbɑrnɪkəld/

обросший ракушками

The barnacled hull of the ship was difficult to clean.

Обросший ракушками корпус корабля было трудно очистить.

Synonymes

barnacleverb

barnacled

Past Simple

barnacled

Past Simple

barnacled

Past Participle

barnacling

Gerund

/ˈbɑː.nə.kəl/

/ˈbɑr.nə.kəl/

Synonymes

attach to

adhere to

stick to

cling to

latch on (to)

latch onto

piggyback on

accumulate on

accrete

cling

barnaclepast participle

barnacled

Synonymes

Définitions

barnacledadjective

Covered with or having barnacles attached.

The old ship was barnacled after years of being at sea.

(figurative) Encrusted, aged, or resistant to change, especially because of long-standing attachments or accumulated layers.

The proposal faced opposition from a barnacled bureaucracy.

barnacleverb

To cover or encrust (something) with barnacles or barnacle-like growth.

Over the years, the pier's pilings had been barnacled by the tides.

(Figurative) To cling stubbornly or persistently to someone or something.

Reporters barnacled to the candidate throughout the campaign.

barnaclepast participle

Covered with or as if with barnacles; encrusted.

The barnacled hull needed a thorough cleaning before repainting.