supple
/ˈsʌpəl/ verb C2- To make or become supple.
- To make compliant, submissive, or obedient.
He/she/it supples · Past suppled · Past participle suppled · -ing form suppling
Verb forms
- Base form
- supple
- He/she/it
- supples
- Past
- suppled
- Past participle
- suppled
- -ing form
- suppling
From the library
“In my youth,” said the sage, as he shook his grey locks, “I kept all my limbs very supple By the use of this ointment—one shilling the box— Allow me to sell you a couple?”
“I feel a foil as quick and supple as my own.
Other matches
Learn supple in real texts
With a free account, hover any word in the library for its meaning, hear it read aloud, save words for review timed to your memory, and see how much of each book you already know.