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closening

closening is the present participle and gerund of closen.

Meaning of closen

Verb

closen (third-person singular simple present closens, present participle closening, simple past and past participle closened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become close.
    • Warner Bros. was unusual in not closening its ties with Wall Street during the early 1930s.2004, James Chapman, Cinemas of the World: Film and Society from 1895 to the Present

Questions about closening

What is closening the present participle and gerund of?
Closening is the present participle and gerund of closen.

Words near closening in the dictionary

  1. closemouths
  2. closen
  3. closened
  4. closeness
  5. closenesses
  6. closening
  7. closens
  8. closeout
  9. closeouts
  10. closer
  11. closer to

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