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fleshened

fleshened is the simple past and past participle of fleshen.

Meaning of fleshen

Verb

fleshen (third-person singular simple present fleshens, present participle fleshening, simple past and past participle fleshened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become fleshy; fill out
    • The thin crescent of the first quarter gradually works its way eastward and fleshens up into quite a dowager inside of two weeks.2003, Thomas S. Stribling, Randy K. Cross, John T. McMillan, Laughing Stock, page 228
    Synonyms:
    batten

Questions about fleshened

What is fleshened the simple past and past participle of?
Fleshened is the simple past and past participle of fleshen.

Words near fleshened in the dictionary

  1. fleshed
  2. fleshed one's maiden sword
  3. fleshed out
  4. fleshed-out
  5. fleshen
  6. fleshened
  7. fleshening
  8. fleshens
  9. flesher
  10. fleshers
  11. fleshes

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