blue-pencil

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbluːˈpensl/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(blo̅o̅′pen′səl)

Inflections of 'blue-pencil' (v): (⇒ conjugate)
When both "l" and "ll" forms exist, spellings with a double "l" are correct, but rare, in US English, while those with a single "l" are not correct in UK English.
blue-pencils
v 3rd person singular
blue-pencilling
v pres p (Mainly UK)
blue-penciling
v pres p (US)
blue-pencilled
v past (Mainly UK)
blue-penciled
v past (US)
blue-pencilled
v past p (Mainly UK)
blue-penciled
v past p (US)
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Principal Translations
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blue-pencil [sth]⇒ vtr figurative (edit, censor)editar⇒ vtr
  corregir⇒ vtr
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