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depthening

depthening is the present participle and gerund of depthen.

Meaning of depthen

Verb

depthen (third-person singular simple present depthens, present participle depthening, simple past and past participle depthened)

  1. (archaic, transitive) To increase the depth of; make deep or deeper
    • And in 1770, a Mr. John Gayford went to Holland to buy an engine to depthen the haven.1869, The East Anglian, volume 3
    Synonyms:
    deepen

Noun

depthening (uncountable)

  1. The act or process of making (something) deeper.

Origin of depthening

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

From depthen + -ing.

Questions about depthening

What does depthening mean?
Depthening means the act or process of making (something) deeper.
What is depthening the present participle and gerund of?
Depthening is the present participle and gerund of depthen.
What part of speech is depthening?
Depthening is a noun.

Words near depthening in the dictionary

  1. depth-psychologies
  2. depth-psychology
  3. depthe
  4. depthen
  5. depthened
  6. depthening
  7. depthens
  8. depthes
  9. depthie
  10. depthies
  11. depthless

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