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brisken

brisken verb: to become, or make, brisk; to hasten.

Verb

brisken (third-person singular simple present briskens, present participle briskening, simple past and past participle briskened)

  1. (transitive) To become, or make, brisk; to hasten.

Forms of brisken

third-person singular presentbriskens
present participlebriskening
past participlebriskened
pastbriskened

Origin of brisken

From brisk + -en.

Questions about brisken

What does brisken mean?
Brisken means to become, or make, brisk; to hasten.
What part of speech is brisken?
Brisken is a verb.
What is the past tense of brisken?
The past tense of brisken is briskened.

Words near brisken in the dictionary

  1. brisingid
  2. brisk
  3. brisk up
  4. brisked
  5. brisked up
  6. brisken
  7. briskened
  8. briskening
  9. briskens
  10. brisker
  11. briskest

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