sickle
/ˈsɪkl̩/ verb C2- Of red blood cells: to assume an abnormal crescent shape.
- To deform (as with a red blood cell) into an abnormal crescent shape, to cause to sickle.
He/she/it sickles · Past sickled · Past participle sickled · -ing form sickling
Verb forms
- Base form
- sickle
- He/she/it
- sickles
- Past
- sickled
- Past participle
- sickled
- -ing form
- sickling
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