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drabbening

drabbening is the present participle of drabben.

Meaning of drabben

Verb

drabben (third-person singular simple present drabbens, present participle drabbening, simple past and past participle drabbened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become drab.
    • In addition, it is also possible to have a gray Christmas when there is very little or no snow and the weather deals out mist, sleet, or hoarfrost to drabben the day!2000, M. E. Kentta, Gabriele Stautner, Sigurður A. Magnússon, Svona er Ísland í dag, page 36

Questions about drabbening

What is drabbening the present participle of?
Drabbening is the present participle of drabben.

Words near drabbening in the dictionary

  1. draatsi
  2. drab
  3. drabbed
  4. drabben
  5. drabbened
  6. drabbening
  7. drabbens
  8. drabber
  9. drabbers
  10. drabbest
  11. drabbet

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