danken
danken verb: to make dank (all senses).
Verb
danken (third-person singular simple present dankens, present participle dankening, simple past and past participle dankened)
- To make dank (all senses)
- They set out southward, skirting around the bison, tawny scouts wandering and studying the creatures, how they moved across the land. The rich manure of the herd dankened the wind.2011, James Howerton, The Cold Days, page 196
Forms of danken
| third-person singular present | dankens |
|---|---|
| present participle | dankening |
| past participle | dankened |
| past | dankened |
Origin of danken
From dank + -en.
Questions about danken
- What does danken mean?
- Danken means to make dank (all senses).
- What part of speech is danken?
- Danken is a verb.
- What is the past tense of danken?
- The past tense of danken is dankened.
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