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gleens

gleens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gleen.

Meaning of gleen

Verb

gleen (third-person singular simple present gleens, present participle gleening, simple past and past participle gleened)

  1. (intransitive, obsolete) To glisten; to gleam.
    • The sweaty forge, who edge the crooked scythe,
      Bend stubborn steel , and harden gleening armour1709, Mat[thew] Prior, “The First Hymn of Callimachus to Jupiter”, in Poems on Several Occasions, London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC

Questions about gleens

What is gleens the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Gleens is the third-person singular simple present indicative of gleen.

Words near gleens in the dictionary

  1. gleeman
  2. gleemen
  3. gleen
  4. gleened
  5. gleening
  6. gleens
  7. gleeps
  8. glees
  9. gleesome
  10. gleesomely
  11. gleesomeness

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