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glossening

glossening is the present participle and gerund of glossen.

Meaning of glossen

Verb

glossen (third-person singular simple present glossens, present participle glossening, simple past and past participle glossened)

  1. (ambitransitive) To make or become glossy or like gloss
    • The plumage at this season undergoes a great change from that of winter, in addition to the white gorget and thigh-patch, the black mane and the white plumes on the neck, it thickens, glossens and becomes very rich in metallic lustre.1869, Zoologist: A Monthly Journal of Natural History, page 1509

Noun

glossening (uncountable)

  1. The act or process of making (something) glossy

Origin of glossening

From glossen + -ing (present participle ending).

From glossen + -ing (gerund ending).

Questions about glossening

What does glossening mean?
Glossening means the act or process of making (something) glossy.
What is glossening the present participle and gerund of?
Glossening is the present participle and gerund of glossen.
What part of speech is glossening?
Glossening is a noun.

Words near glossening in the dictionary

  1. glossematics
  2. glosseme
  3. glossemes
  4. glossen
  5. glossened
  6. glossening
  7. glossens
  8. glosser
  9. glossers
  10. glosses
  11. glosses over

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