ant
/ænt/ verb C2- To rub insects, especially ants, on one's body, perhaps to control parasites or clean feathers.
He/she/it ants · Past anted · Past participle anted · -ing form anting
Verb forms
- Base form
- ant
- He/she/it
- ants
- Past
- anted
- Past participle
- anted
- -ing form
- anting
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Thereafter he walked very carefully, with his eyes on the road, and when he saw a tiny ant toiling by he would step over it, so as not to harm it.
## The Ant and the Dove
AN ANT went to the bank of a river to quench its thirst, and being carried away by the rush of the stream, was on the point of drowning.
The Ant climbed onto it and floated in safety to the bank.
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