zhoosh

zhoosh

(ʒuːʃ)
vb
(often foll by up) slang to make more exciting, lively, or attractive
[C21: of imitative origin]
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zhoosh


Past participle: zhooshed
Gerund: zhooshing

Imperative
zhoosh
zhoosh
Present
I zhoosh
you zhoosh
he/she/it zhooshes
we zhoosh
you zhoosh
they zhoosh
Preterite
I zhooshed
you zhooshed
he/she/it zhooshed
we zhooshed
you zhooshed
they zhooshed
Present Continuous
I am zhooshing
you are zhooshing
he/she/it is zhooshing
we are zhooshing
you are zhooshing
they are zhooshing
Present Perfect
I have zhooshed
you have zhooshed
he/she/it has zhooshed
we have zhooshed
you have zhooshed
they have zhooshed
Past Continuous
I was zhooshing
you were zhooshing
he/she/it was zhooshing
we were zhooshing
you were zhooshing
they were zhooshing
Past Perfect
I had zhooshed
you had zhooshed
he/she/it had zhooshed
we had zhooshed
you had zhooshed
they had zhooshed
Future
I will zhoosh
you will zhoosh
he/she/it will zhoosh
we will zhoosh
you will zhoosh
they will zhoosh
Future Perfect
I will have zhooshed
you will have zhooshed
he/she/it will have zhooshed
we will have zhooshed
you will have zhooshed
they will have zhooshed
Future Continuous
I will be zhooshing
you will be zhooshing
he/she/it will be zhooshing
we will be zhooshing
you will be zhooshing
they will be zhooshing
Present Perfect Continuous
I have been zhooshing
you have been zhooshing
he/she/it has been zhooshing
we have been zhooshing
you have been zhooshing
they have been zhooshing
Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been zhooshing
you will have been zhooshing
he/she/it will have been zhooshing
we will have been zhooshing
you will have been zhooshing
they will have been zhooshing
Past Perfect Continuous
I had been zhooshing
you had been zhooshing
he/she/it had been zhooshing
we had been zhooshing
you had been zhooshing
they had been zhooshing
Conditional
I would zhoosh
you would zhoosh
he/she/it would zhoosh
we would zhoosh
you would zhoosh
they would zhoosh
Past Conditional
I would have zhooshed
you would have zhooshed
he/she/it would have zhooshed
we would have zhooshed
you would have zhooshed
they would have zhooshed
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
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