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Nip in the bud

//ˈnɪp.ɪn.ðəˈbʌd//

Word Forms of "nip in the bud" (4 forms)

Verb

Form	Word
Participle, Past	nipped in the bud
Participle, Present	nipping in the bud
Past	nipped in the bud
Present, Singular, Third-Person	nips in the bud

Participle, Pastnipped in the bud

Participle, Presentnipping in the bud

Pastnipped in the bud

Present, Singular, Third-Personnips in the bud

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