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gildens

gildens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gilden.

Meaning of gilden

Verb

gilden (third-person singular simple present gildens, present participle gildening, simple past and past participle gildened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become golden or gilded
    • A little of his pleasure was in the anticipation of seeing Southern Italy in bloom, now that spring is there. But George had a cold. He went to the Moses Taylor hospital. Next week when the great ship docks in Southern Italy, perhaps the sun will be gildening, there will be color and laughter at...1936, International Brotherhood of Firemen and Oilers' Journal, page 70

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Questions about gildens

What is gildens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gildens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gilden.

Words near gildens in the dictionary

  1. gilded flicker
  2. gilded flickers
  3. gilded the lily
  4. gilded the pill
  5. gilden
  6. gildens
  7. gilder
  8. Gilderoy
  9. gilders
  10. Gildersleeve
  11. Gildersleeves

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