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fleshening

fleshening is the present participle and gerund 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 fleshening

What is fleshening the present participle and gerund of?
Fleshening is the present participle and gerund of fleshen.

Words near fleshening in the dictionary

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

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