Meanings
verbcat-burgle (third-person singular simple present cat-burgles, present participle cat-burgling, simple past and past participle cat-burgled)
present singular third person cat-burgles · participle present cat-burgling · participle past cat-burgled · past cat-burgled
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of cat-burglar (“to burglarize like a cat burglar”).
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Origin
Back-formation from cat burglar.
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APA
cat-burgle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-burgle
MLA
“cat-burgle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-burgle. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cat-burgle,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cat-burgle.
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