cootch

cootch

(kʊtʃ) or

cwtch

n
1. a hiding place
2. a room, shed, etc, used for storage: a coal cootch.
vb
3. (tr) to hide
4. (often foll by up) to cuddle or be cuddled
5. (tr) to clasp (someone or something) to oneself
[from French couche couch, probably influenced by Welsh cwt hut]
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cootch


Past participle: cootched
Gerund: cootching

Imperative
cootch
cootch
Present
I cootch
you cootch
he/she/it cootches
we cootch
you cootch
they cootch
Preterite
I cootched
you cootched
he/she/it cootched
we cootched
you cootched
they cootched
Present Continuous
I am cootching
you are cootching
he/she/it is cootching
we are cootching
you are cootching
they are cootching
Present Perfect
I have cootched
you have cootched
he/she/it has cootched
we have cootched
you have cootched
they have cootched
Past Continuous
I was cootching
you were cootching
he/she/it was cootching
we were cootching
you were cootching
they were cootching
Past Perfect
I had cootched
you had cootched
he/she/it had cootched
we had cootched
you had cootched
they had cootched
Future
I will cootch
you will cootch
he/she/it will cootch
we will cootch
you will cootch
they will cootch
Future Perfect
I will have cootched
you will have cootched
he/she/it will have cootched
we will have cootched
you will have cootched
they will have cootched
Future Continuous
I will be cootching
you will be cootching
he/she/it will be cootching
we will be cootching
you will be cootching
they will be cootching
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cootching
you have been cootching
he/she/it has been cootching
we have been cootching
you have been cootching
they have been cootching
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cootching
you will have been cootching
he/she/it will have been cootching
we will have been cootching
you will have been cootching
they will have been cootching
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cootching
you had been cootching
he/she/it had been cootching
we had been cootching
you had been cootching
they had been cootching
Conditional
I would cootch
you would cootch
he/she/it would cootch
we would cootch
you would cootch
they would cootch
Past Conditional
I would have cootched
you would have cootched
he/she/it would have cootched
we would have cootched
you would have cootched
they would have cootched
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