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deathening

deathening is the present participle and gerund of deathen.

Meaning of deathen

Verb

deathen (third-person singular simple present deathens, present participle deathening, simple past and past participle deathened)

  1. (rare, transitive) To cause, bring about, or affect with deadness or death.
    • Moved by the spring eternal in himself, whereof the love in his heart was a river-shape, he turned away from the deathened stream, and without knowing why, sought the humanity in the castle.1882, George Mac Donald, Castle Warlock a homely Romance, page 16

Questions about deathening

What is deathening the present participle and gerund of?
Deathening is the present participle and gerund of deathen.

Words near deathening in the dictionary

  1. deathdates
  2. deathday
  3. deathdays
  4. deathen
  5. deathened
  6. deathening
  7. deathens
  8. deather
  9. Deatherage
  10. Deatherages
  11. deathers

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